Zein

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Zein: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Zein: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,850 in 1999, and it stood at #1,859 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
20times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1850highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2863
1999	#1850
2001	#2220
2003	#2857
2004	#3651
2005	#3208
2006	#3385
2007	#3589
2008	#4432
2009	#4527
2011	#3830
2012	#3416
2014	#2964
2017	#4812
2019	#2728
2020	#4608
2021	#3451
2022	#4001
2023	#3523
2024	#1859

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 20 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1850 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1859 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Zein by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Zein in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	9	2 of 10	5
2000s	30	8 of 10	4
2010s	25	5 of 10	5
2020sbusiest	30	5 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 6 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Zein appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1850 in England and Wales in 1999.

Zein's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1859	13	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3523	5	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#4001	4	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3451	5	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#4608	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2728	7	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#4812	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2964	6	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3416	5	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3830	4	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#4527	3	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#4432	3	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3589	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#3385	4	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3208	4	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3651	3	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2857	4	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2220	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1850	6	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2863	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 20 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,850, first reached in 1999.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 13 births, registered in England and Wales in 2024.

Its record falls into 8 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
7 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
8separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#1,859position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
13births registered in its largest year, 2024Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ahron · #1850, 22y
Cosimo · #1850, 18y
Nikos · #1850, 18y
Nishan · #1850, 25y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Ahron · #1850, 22y
Cosimo · #1850, 18y
Dardan · #1850, 11y
Gurdit · #1850, 13y

Zein and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Zein without appearing here.

Zein moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3523 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1859 and #5119.
Jade Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3523 and #2813 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1859 and #5119.
Aria Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4001 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1859 and #4270.
Brett Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3523 and #3523 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1859 and #4270.

Moved ahead of Zein

Matheo Compare
In 2007 they stood at #3589 and #4333 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #4432 and #2276.
Harper Compare
In 2003 they stood at #2220 and #2587 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #3651 and #2070.
Rune Compare
In 2016 they stood at #2964 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #4812 and #3449.
Arlo Compare
In 2000 they stood at #1850 and #2943 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2001 that had become #2220 and #1949.

Moved the same way as Zein

Brooke Compare
Between 1996 and 2020 in England and Wales · Boys, Zein went from #2863 to #4608 and Brooke from #2357 to #4608.
Ole Compare
Between 1999 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Zein went from #1850 to #4001 and Ole from #1383 to #4789.
Kelly Compare
Between 2001 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Zein went from #2220 to #3523 and Kelly from #1467 to #3523.
Aksel Compare
Between 2006 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Zein went from #3385 to #1859 and Aksel from #4052 to #1132.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1850 in England and Wales in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Zein at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Zein by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Zein at a glance

Zein by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Zein and the names beside it

Zein moved ahead of

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