Zanab
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ZAH-nab
- Origin
- Arabic
Zanab 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 Zanab mean?
Arabic: short spelling of Zaynab
“fragrant flowering tree”
Short spelling of Zaynab, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's eldest daughter.
Is Zanab a girl's or a boy's name?
Zanab is a girls' name.
How popular is Zanab in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 5 girls.
Zanab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Zanab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faiza, Rabab, Saba, Farah, Hibah, Zaha, Zainab, Salma, Safia, Habiba, Fatma, Samah
Names related to Zanab
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, “Zanab: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zanab, updated 20 October 2026.