Zanib
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ZAH-nib
- Origin
- Arabic
Zanib 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 Zanib mean?
Arabic: spelling of Zaynab
“fragrant flowering tree”
Variant spelling of Zaynab, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's eldest daughter.
Is Zanib a girl's or a boy's name?
Zanib is a girls' name.
How popular is Zanib in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Zanib in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Zanib in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Zanib
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zainab, Zaha, Faiza, Farah, Saba, Hibah, Rabab, Rahaf, Safaa, Safia, Salma, Habiba
Names related to Zanib
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, “Zanib: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zanib, updated 20 October 2026.