Zainub
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ZAY-nub
- Origin
- Arabic
Zainub is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “fragrant flowering tree”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zainub mean?
Arabic: spelling of Zaynab
“fragrant flowering tree”
Variant spelling of Zaynab, name of the Prophet Muhammad's eldest daughter and of his granddaughter Zaynab bint Ali.
Is Zainub a girl's or a boy's name?
Zainub is a girls' name.
How popular is Zainub in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Zainub in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Zainub in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
Names like Zainub
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faiza Saba Farah Hibah Salma Zaha Safia Aysha Fatma Rabab Samah Habiba
Names related to Zainub
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zainub: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zainub, updated 20 October 2026.