Given name
Zayne
“one who is bold”
Zayne is a variant of Zane. One Scandinavian interpretation is “one who is bold.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zayne is a variant of Zane. One Scandinavian interpretation is “one who is bold.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zayne is a form of Zane. Zane comes from Arabic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zayne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,067
- 12,857 boys · 210 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 877 babies
- 2025
- 651
- #473 for boys · #13,180 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 644 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 473 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 7 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (77). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,338 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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