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Zaynab

Zaynab: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“fragrant flower”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
ZAY-nab · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Arabic name borne by several early Islamic figures, including daughters and wives of the Prophet Muhammad. Its exact original sense is debated, but 'fragrant flower' is the standard gloss.

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How popular is Zaynab?

202442.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Zaynab in 2024138

2024 rank#1,543 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18802,364

Zaynab is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Zaynab

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Zeynepfather's precious jewel · Arabic
  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic

Zaynab questions

What does the name Zaynab mean?

Zaynab means "fragrant flower". It comes from Arabic. Arabic name borne by several early Islamic figures, including daughters and wives of the Prophet Muhammad. Its exact original sense is debated, but 'fragrant flower' is the standard gloss.

Is Zaynab a boy or girl name?

Zaynab is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Zaynab?

138 US babies were named Zaynab in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Zaynab?

Zaynab is usually pronounced ZAY-nab.

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.