Zaine
Ilisaine Karen David is a Brazilian former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Meaning & Origin of Zaine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ilisaine Karen David is a Brazilian former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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The Story of Zaine
Zaine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 105 Zaines were born — ranking #1,546 that year. As of 2026, Zaine ranks #2,051 for baby boys with 75 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 2K Zaines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zaine
Zaine is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Zaine's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #1,546. Use the chart and map above to compare Zaine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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