Spellings
Zainab or Zaynab?
In the US in 2025, 63% of babies in this name family were spelled Zainab and 27% Zaynab. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Zainab63% of the family338 born in 2025#807 among girls+17% since 2015Zaynab27% of the family144 born in 2025#1,484 among girls+8% since 2015Zeinab5% of the family26 born in 2025#4,987 among girls−13% since 2015Zeynab3% of the family17 born in 2025#6,546 among girls+21% since 2015Zayneb1% of the family7 born in 2025#11,932 among girls−12% since 2015Zaineb1% of the family5 born in 2025#14,942 among girls−55% since 2015
Ten years ago
Zainab already led in 2015, with 60% of the family's births; it has 63% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 484 to 537 births (+11%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zainab | 288 | 338 | +17% |
| Zaynab | 133 | 144 | +8% |
| Zeinab | 30 | 26 | −13% |
| Zeynab | 14 | 17 | +21% |
| Zayneb | 8 | 7 | −12% |
| Zaineb | 11 | 5 | −55% |
How they sound
- Zainab /ˈzeɪnəb/ (ZAY-nub)
- Zaynab /ˈzeɪnæb/ (ZAY-nab)
- Zeinab /zajˈnab/ (zay-NAB)
- Zeynab /zɛjˈnab/ (zay-NAB)
- Zayneb /zajˈnɛb/ (zay-NEB)
- Zaineb /zajˈnɛb/ (zay-NEB)
In France
In France in 2025: Zainab 50 births (#760 among girls), Zaynab 165 births (#328 among girls), Zeinab 40 births (#884 among girls), Zeynab 80 births (#553 among girls), Zayneb 135 births (#389 among girls) and Zaineb 10 births.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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