Zain Boy
How popular is Zain?
#567 boy name in 2025
522 baby boys were named Zain in the US in 2025, making it the 567th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
Zain popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #567 for boys (▼ 10 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 522 boys, 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+51% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #717 in 2015, #574 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (536 boys) |
| Highest rank | #539 in 2019 |
| First recorded | 1968 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zain counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Zane family of names ranked #107 for boys in 2025 (#100 the year before), with 3,663 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Zane | 1,051 | 29% |
| Zayn | 1,381 | 38% |
| Zayne | 644 | 18% |
| Zain | 522 | 14% |
| Zaine | 51 | 1% |
| Zan | 8 | 0% |
| Zaynn | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Zain is most popular
Babies named Zain per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Zain by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1970s | 19 | #3,167 |
| 1980s | 159 | #2,030 |
| 1990s | 762 | #1,004 |
| 2000s | 2,131 | #774 |
| 2010s | 3,758 | #539 |
| 2020s | 3,084 | #550 |
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Questions
- Is Zain a boy or girl name?
- Zain is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Zain were boys.
- How popular is the name Zain?
- 522 baby boys were named Zain in the US in 2025, making it the 567th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
- When was Zain most popular?
- Zain peaked in 2022, when 536 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #539 in 2019.
- How many people are named Zain?
- 10,243 babies have been named Zain in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,143 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Zain most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zain was most common in Minnesota, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.