Zayn is an Arabic name that means "beauty" or "grace", from the root zayana, to adorn; it is a form of Zain and Zane that sits comfortably in both Muslim and mainstream American families. The singer Zayn Malik of One Direction is the reason many parents know this spelling. Zayn entered the US top 1000 in 2013, climbed from number 643 in 2015 to a peak of number 246 in 2023 and ranks number 253 among boys' names in 2025.