Zinedine
Zinedine is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Zinedine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zinedine is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Zinedine
American parents first put Zinedine on the record books as a baby boy name in 2005, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 18 Zinedines were born — ranking #4,865 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 56% of all recorded Zinedines. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 156 Zinedines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Zinedine
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Zinedine. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Zainuddin
- Zayn ad-Din
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About the name Zinedine
Zinedine is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 156 births in the dataset. Zinedine's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #4,865. Use the chart and map above to compare Zinedine'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.