Zain is an Arabic name that means "beauty" or "grace", a variant of Zayn that is also the name of a letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is widespread from the Middle East to Pakistan and gained Western visibility through singer Zayn Malik. In the United States Zain rose from number 1065 in 2000 into the top 1000 in 2001 and has held a steady place around number 550 to 600 for a decade, standing at number 567 among boys' names in 2025.