Zaynub
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ZAY-nub
- Origin
- Arabic
Zaynub 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 Zaynub mean?
Arabic: spelling of Zaynab
“fragrant flowering tree”
Variant spelling of Zaynab, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's eldest daughter.
Is Zaynub a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaynub is a girls' name.
How popular is Zaynub in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 5 girls.
Zaynub in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
Names like Zaynub
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zainab, Safa, Faiza, Farah, Hibah, Salma, Summer, Rabab, Zaha, Aaliyah, Saba, Sumayyah
Names related to Zaynub
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Zaynub: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zaynub, updated 20 October 2026.