Zubin
Zubin is a Persian male given name, which literally means "something that touches the sky" and commonly refers to a type of short spear in Persian.
Meaning & Origin of Zubin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zubin is a Persian male given name, which literally means "something that touches the sky" and commonly refers to a type of short spear in Persian.
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The Story of Zubin
Zubin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1970, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 14 Zubins were born — ranking #5,492 that year. As of 2026, Zubin ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 355 Zubins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zubin
Zubin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 355 births in the dataset. Zubin's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #5,492. Use the chart and map above to compare Zubin'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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