Zain

Zain

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Zain or Zayn is an Arabic personal name meaning "beautiful" or "handsome". Zayyan is a variation of Zain. It is also used as an alternate spelling of the Jewish and German name Zahn.

From Wikipedia

Zain first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2011 with 459 babies (rank #137 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Zain

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Zain yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,783

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

459

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	123	#242
1997	165	#200
1998	157	#206
1999	175	#190
2000	177	#190
2001	229	#162
2002	280	#147
2003	297	#155
2004	241	#172
2005	307	#153
2006	370	#144
2007	340	#157
2008	315	#163
2009	336	#166
2010	320	#172
2011	459	#137
2012	361	#162
2013	281	#200
2014	316	#177
2015	280	#208
2016	242	#232

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

123

#242

1997

165

#200

1998

157

#206

1999

175

#190

2000

177

#190

2001

229

#162

2002

280

#147

2003

297

#155

2004

241

#172

2005

307

#153

2006

370

#144

2007

340

#157

2008

315

#163

2009

336

#166

2010

320

#172

2011

459

#137

2012

361

#162

2013

281

#200

2014

316

#177

2015

280

#208

2016

242

#232

Meaning

Numerology of Zain

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail