Zubin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZOO-bin
- Origin
- Persian
Zubin is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “javelin, short spear”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zubin mean?
Persian: Persian name used especially by Parsi families
“javelin, short spear”
Used especially by Parsi families; the conductor Zubin Mehta is a well-known bearer.
Is Zubin a girl's or a boy's name?
Zubin is a boys' name.
How popular is Zubin in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 10 boys.
Zubin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Zubin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Zubin in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zubin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
Names like Zubin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Musa Ahmed Zayaan Zayan Abdullah Hamza Ibrahim Zayd Mustafa Umar Zayyan
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zubin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zubin, updated 20 October 2026.