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Zeynep

100% girls · 90 born in 2025

Zeynep has been given to about 1,454 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,445
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zeynep per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 138
  • Born in 202590
  • All time1,454
  • England & Wales, 2025#983 · 35

How popular is Zeynep?

Its best year was 2022, when 138 babies were given the name, ranking 1555th. The typical living American called Zeynep is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Zeynep

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sydnee0.49
  2. Seven0.49
  3. Zaylee0.47
  4. Zena0.45

Middle names for Zeynep

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zeynep Anne0.81
  2. Zeynep Catherine0.78
  3. Zeynep Josephine0.78
  4. Zeynep Rose0.77
  5. Zeynep Marie0.77
  6. Zeynep Grace0.77

Sibling names for Zeynep

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Teobrother · 0.95
  2. Asaiahbrother · 0.95
  3. Kenaibrother · 0.95
  4. Kiyomisister · 0.95
  5. Inayasister · 0.95
  6. Xylasister · 0.94

Where Zeynep is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. Virginia0.01%
  3. Illinois0.01%
  4. Ohio0.01%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Zeynep Anderson0.77
  2. Zeynep White0.72
  3. Zeynep Nguyen0.72
  4. Zeynep Moore0.72
  5. Zeynep Hill0.72
  6. Zeynep Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Zeynep

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Zeynep across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.