Zeenat

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A few things about Zeenat you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 94,340 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Zeenat, 17 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Zeenat would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryZeenat first shows up in US birth records in 1983, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 42 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2023, when it reached #5,390.
• 📈Then vs nowZeenat is 2.1× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 200,000 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 94,340.
• 🍂TrendZeenat has slipped 463 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,546. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Arabic, Zeenat means “adornment”. Our records link it to Ethiopian, Greek and Persian roots.
• 🌍OriginZeenat is the #8 most popular Ethiopian girl name in the US. That's out of 36 Ethiopian girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Zeenat

Zeenat is a girl name of Ethiopian, Greek and Persian origin meaning “adornment”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with Z and ending in “-nat”. US birth records list Zeenat for girls from 1983 to 2025, in 27 of those 43 years. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked #5,390 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #6,546, with 17 babies.

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