Girl name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Zainab

ZAY-nub · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Beauty; fragrant flower
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
religious · flower
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#853
2024 births316
Peak year2024
First appeared1957
Total US births6,985
2024 peak19571974199120072024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Zay
Alternate spellings
ZaynabZeinab
In other languages
Zainab (Arabic)Zeynep (Turkish)Zeinabou (Hausa)

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Notable people named Zainab

Zainab bint Muhammad
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