Zain

“Beautiful; handsome” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #567 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Zain reached its best rank, #539, in 2019 and ranked #567 in 2025. About 9,900 boys have carried it since 1968. Together with its spelling variant Zayn (#253), Zain would rank around #193 with about 1,900 births last year — the newborns split about 73/27 between Zayn and Zain.

Around the world: about 1 in 970 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,100 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zains

Zain Al Rafeea — Syrian actor
Zain Bhikha — South African singer-songwriter
Zain Issaka — Japanese association football player
Zain Retherford — American wrestler (born 1995)
Zain Imam — Indian actor

What Zains become

Among 66 notable people named Zain:

Entertainers appear 2.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zain Al Rafeea, Syrian actor.

Similar names: Zayn · Hamza · Zaid · Nasir · Hussain · Samir

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