Zayn

Zayn: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “beauty, grace”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: ZAYN · 1 syllable
Used for: Boys

From Arabic zayn, meaning 'beauty' or 'grace'. Also used as a spelling variant of Zane in English-language contexts.

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How popular is Zayn?

2024430 per million US babies

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Babies named Zayn in 20241,431

2024 rank#249 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 188011,830

Zayn is rising: use over the last five years is 9.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Zayn

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

ZaneGod is gracious · Hebrew
Zaynebeauty, grace · Arabic
Amircommander, prince · Arabic
Muhammadpraised · Arabic
Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
Cairovictorious · Arabic
Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
Khalilfriend, beloved · Arabic

Zayn questions

What does the name Zayn mean?

Zayn means "beauty, grace". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic zayn, meaning 'beauty' or 'grace'. Also used as a spelling variant of Zane in English-language contexts.

Is Zayn a boy or girl name?

Zayn is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Zayn?

1,431 US babies were named Zayn in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Zayn?

Zayn is usually pronounced ZAYN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.