The baby name Zain is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /zeɪn/ ("ZAYN", rhymes with "rain").
Zain is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Zain is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /zeɪn/ ("ZAYN", rhymes with "rain").
Zain is Arabic in Origin.
Zain is an Arabic given name from the root z-y-n, “to beautify, adorn.” It signifies beauty, grace, excellence, and ornament, and is chiefly masculine in Arabic and Urdu contexts. The semantic field includes positive moral and aesthetic qualities, making it a complimentary, auspicious choice.
The name has long-standing use across the Arab world and South Asia, often in honorific compounds: Zayn al-Din/Zainuddin (“beauty of the faith”) and Zayn al-Abidin (“ornament of the worshippers”), borne by figures such as Imam Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin and the Kashmiri sultan Zain-ul-Abidin. Modern visibility increased in the West through singer Zayn Malik, boosting usage in the UK and US. Spelling variants reflect transliteration and regional norms: Zayn (common modern form), Zein (French-influenced), and Zeyn (Turkish/Persian contexts). Note that Zane (an English surname from John) and the Hebrew letter name Zayin are unrelated.
| Zain Al Rafeea Zain Al Rafeea is a Syrian actor living in Norway, best known for starring in the 2018 Lebanese film Capernaum, which won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Born on 10 October 2004, he became internationally recognized for his role in Capernaum. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #65 | 13 | 3,375 |
| AF | 0 | #69 | 8 | 1,883 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #71 | 949 | 7,570 |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| SD | 0 | #86 | 15 | 2,130 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #90 | 2,418 | 13,071 |
| QA | 0 | #91 | 10 | 7,011 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #92 | 3 | 2,402 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| IQ | 0 | #99 | 31 | 3,533 | |
| JO | 0 | #105 | 33 | 2,158 | |
| OM | 0 | #106 | 11 | 6,215 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #114 | 8 | 5,216 | |
| SY | 0 | #116 | 2,324 | 11,684 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #121 | 11 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #124 | 10 | 6,332 |
| GR | 0 | #124 | 11 | 3,911 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #128 | 4 | 3,473 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #130 | 8 | 1,769 |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #130 | 5 | 444 |
| AE | 0 | #136 | 42 | 10,220 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #137 | 13 | 4,685 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #145 | 38 | 1,509 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #150 | 471 | 10,523 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #157 | 164 | 2,588 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| YE | 0 | #166 | 292 | 8,639 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #168 | 21 | 401 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #170 | 100 | 6,912 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #171 | 322 | 7,057 |
| SA | 0 | #173 | 124 | 10,560 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2017 | #173 | 2 | 1,647 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| BH | 0 | #195 | 459 | 17,937 | |
| BD | 0 | #202 | 26 | 5,992 | |
| DK | 0 | #202 | 5 | 5,198 | |
| PS | 0 | #209 | 10 | 5,692 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #212 | 6,264 | 28,008 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #221 | 2,010 | 15,035 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #236 | 35 | 3,535 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #250 | 7 | 7,111 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #261 | 1,799 | 22,615 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #274 | 43 | 15,378 |
| IL | 0 | #279 | 4 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #282 | 339 | 10,655 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #287 | 11 | 7,909 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #290 | 4 | 6,876 |
| Canada | Girls | 2019 | #295 | 6 | 2,976 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #297 | 49 | 7,678 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #299 | 222 | 11,303 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #301 | 19 | 9,639 |
| MY | 0 | #302 | 29 | 12,352 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #304 | 22 | 7,401 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #326 | 4 | 7,429 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #327 | 216 | 10,981 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #329 | 9 | 6,973 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #329 | 68 | 15,987 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #331 | 794 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #332 | 798 | 17,948 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #340 | 18 | 8,477 |
| EG | 0 | #342 | 59 | 6,387 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #355 | 162 | 19,177 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #366 | 22 | 2,865 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #370 | 58 | 2,041 |
| ZA | 0 | #373 | 75 | 14,421 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #374 | 10 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #377 | 10 | 8,413 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #377 | 453 | 18,755 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #381 | 173 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #389 | 237 | 10,983 |
| LY | 0 | #398 | 140 | 12,703 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #416 | 304 | 18,093 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #426 | 17 | 2,180 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #442 | 4 | 8,339 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #464 | 532 | 7,044 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #483 | 94 | 10,045 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #485 | 134 | 11,648 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #488 | 40 | 12,905 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #492 | 14 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #499 | 773 | 25,439 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 5 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| LB | 0 | #540 | 119 | 13,263 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #543 | 10 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #574 | 13 | 18,916 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #610 | 721 | 25,619 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #613 | 19 | 13,121 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #616 | 7 | 9,244 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #628 | 55 | 3,552 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #638 | 391 | 16,750 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #641 | 57 | 17,960 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #662 | 314 | 14,742 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #776 | 11 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #776 | 54 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #831 | 100 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #862 | 17 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #889 | 63 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #893 | 60 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #902 | 19 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #905 | 12 | 8,487 |
| MA | 0 | #908 | 221 | 20,986 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #934 | 18 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #941 | 42 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #947 | 48 | 24,821 |
| TR | 0 | #956 | 261 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,034 | 143 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,092 | 50 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,213 | 259 | 10,046 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,433 | 14 | 9,415 |
Zain is popular in 83 countries — most recent births per country:
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