Zaineb
Girl · ZAI-neb · Arabic
Zaineb is a girls' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
What does Zaineb mean?
Arabic: spelling of Zaynab
Zaynab bint Ali, granddaughter of the Prophet, spoke out boldly after the Battle of Karbala.
- Say it
- ZAI-neb
Is Zaineb a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaineb is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 5 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zaineb in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Zaineb, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Zaineb in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Zaineb in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Zaineb in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #14,937among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Zaineb, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2000, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Zaineb in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zaineb in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
Names like Zaineb
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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