Zayin comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Sword" or "Weapon".
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How popular is Zayin?
2023peak year
Zayin first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2001. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2023, 16 babies received the name (ranked #5916). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7382), with roughly 12 babies named Zayin each year. Zayin has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 223 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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