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Zain

Say it: ZAYN

BoyMeans beauty4 letters1 syllable

#286

in Ireland (2025)

#276 with spellings combined

15

babies in 2025

#197

best rank (2024)

134

babies since 2008

Zain through the years

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Zain: babies per year in Ireland, 1964 to 20250102030196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series changePeak 2024: 24
Zain: rank per year in Ireland, 1964 to 2025#1#10#50#100#250#500#1000196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Zain: per 10,000 boys per year in Ireland, 1964 to 202502.557.51012.5196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Babies per 10,000 boys listed by the CSO that year, which evens out changes in the number of births.
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YearBabies (boys)Rank
202515#276
202424#197
202310#351
20224#634
20219#377
20207#441
201910#357
20184#597
20177#443
20166#491
20144#609
20135#535
201211#354
20115#540
20103#720
20094#604
20086#472

Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.

★ What does Zain mean?

Beauty

Arabic, from zayn (beauty).

Say it right

ZAYN

The same name as Zayn, spelt differently.

The story of Zain

Zain comes from an Arabic word meaning beauty, and as a name it is usually explained as “beautiful” or “handsome”. Zain and Zayn are two ways of writing the same Arabic name in English letters, and both are used widely in Muslim families around the world.

In Ireland Zain first reached the CSO list in 2008. It grew through the 2010s and had its best year in 2024, with 24 babies and a rank of number 197 in 2024. In 2025, 15 boys were named Zain.

The CSO counts Zain and Zayn as separate names, so each spelling has its own page here.

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Sources
  • Wiktionary: Zain (English proper noun)
  • Wikipedia: Zain (name)
  • CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences

At a glance

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Spellings counted here

Spelling2025All years
Zain15134

In Northern Ireland

Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #395 (2023); 6 babies since 2012.

Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.

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