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Zeinab

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

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

Zeinab: Recorded since 1966, it reached #413 in 1978, and it stood at #2,788 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1031 to #4684.199920042009201420192025#1031#4684
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1031
1997#1287
1998#1697
1999#2444
2000#2746
2001#1617
2002#2540
2003#1843
2004#1836
2005#2682
2006#1748
2007#1656
2008#3005
2009#1909
2010#2104
2011#1729
2012#2521
2013#3160
2014#3160
2015#4103
2016#2966
2017#2925
2018#4684
2019#3541
2020#3117
2022#3148
2023#3598
2024#3318
2025#2788

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 25 of the 47 years from 1966 to 2012.

In 2012: #558 among girls in Norway, #2521 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1966–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #498 among girls in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1966–2012

    Highest recorded position: #413 among girls in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1966–2012).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1966 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #413 in Norway in 1978.

Zeinab'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#27889HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#33187HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#35986HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#31487HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#31177HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#35416HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#29258HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#29668HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#41035HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#31607HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#31607HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#252110HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#172916HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#210412HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#190913HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#30057HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#165615HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#174813HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#26827HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#183611HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#184310HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#25406HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#161711HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#27465HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#24446HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#169710HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#128714HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#103119HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5585HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#6314HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#5755HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5206HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#4847HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#6194HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#5306HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#5386HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#6364HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5077HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#4618HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#6794HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#5297HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#5816HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#6934HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#43510HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#5886HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#6275HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#5048HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#6285HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#6754HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#5596HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#4139HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#6324HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#4985HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified

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

Where Zeinab is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Zeinab, between 1966 and 2025, in 44 of those 60 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: highest position in 1978England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201119662025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1966–201225#413 in 1978
England and Wales1996–202529#1031 in 1996
Republic of Ireland20111#937 in 2011

Its high point came 33 years earlier in Norway (1978) than in Republic of Ireland (2011).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1966; it appears again in 1972.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Zeinab

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1966–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1966 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #413 in Norway in 1978. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.