girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Zeina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,436 Trend ↑ Rising 80%
Rank 2025
#2,436
among girls · ↑25 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
74
named Zeina
How common
1 in 21,720
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
74 babies
All-time total
1,197
#6,625 all-time among girls
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Zeina popularity over time

1,197 babies have been named Zeina since 1973, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 10 1 – #9,803
1980s 86 9 +760% #5,062
1990s 142 14 +65% #5,219
2000s 213 21 +50% #4,443
2010s 400 40 +88% #2,708
2020s (to 2025) 346 58 +44% #2,436

Where Zeina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 82 0.05 outside top 500
2027 89 0.06 outside top 500
2028 96 0.06 outside top 500
2029 102 0.06 outside top 500
2030 108 0.07 outside top 500

Where Zeina is most popular

Girls named Zeina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.039 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Zeina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 18 0.100 +156%
New York 25 0.063 +62%
California 47 0.056 +44%
Michigan 10 0.055 +41%
Texas 34 0.042 +9%
Florida 15 0.035 -10%
Illinois 6 0.026 -33%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -44%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Zeina

Zeina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,436 in 2025 with 74 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 1,197 American babies have been named Zeina. Its peak came in 2024, when 74 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zeina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zeina?

The median living Zeina is about 11 years old; half are between 4 and 22. An estimated 1,200 people named Zeina are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zeina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 74 #2,436
2024 74 #2,461
2023 69 #2,586
2022 51 #3,219
2021 48 #3,338
2020 30 #4,546
2019 64 #2,708
2018 31 #4,561
2017 50 #3,244
2016 61 #2,828
2015 35 #4,229
2014 40 #3,844
2013 30 #4,753
2012 23 #5,888
2011 31 #4,678
2010 35 #4,302
2009 17 #7,676
2008 31 #4,876
2007 25 #5,707
2006 32 #4,574
2005 18 #6,815
2004 16 #7,388
2003 17 #6,881
2002 15 #7,438
2001 28 #4,443
2000 14 #7,578
1995 19 #5,219
1990 14 #6,464
1985 8 #8,316
1980 8 #8,176
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zeina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zeina?

The median living Zeina is about 11 years old. Half of all living Zeinas are between 4 and 22 years old.

How many people named Zeina are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Zeina are alive in the United States, based on 1,197 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zeina in 2025?

Zeina ranked #2,436 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 74 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zeina?

1,197 babies have been named Zeina in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zeina most popular?

Zeina peaked in 2024, when 74 newborns received the name.

Is Zeina a boy or girl name?

Zeina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zeina rising or falling?

Zeina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zeina become more popular?

Zeina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 108 girls named Zeina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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