How popular is the name Zeynep?

1,454 US babies were named Zeynep between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2022.

What careers are people named Zeynep over-represented in?

Among notable women who are actors, Zeyneps show up 1.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Zeynep

Zeynep. 1,454 US babies since 1940, peak 2022. Notable Zeyneps are 1.7× over-represented as actors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2022

1,454 US babies were named Zeynep between 1940 and 2025.

Zeynep around the world

Belgium: 1,142 babies since 1995, peak 2016, No. 283 in 2025
France: 3,170 babies since 1900, peak 2015, No. 441 in 2025
Sweden: 132 babies since 1998, peak 2010, No. 822 in 2022
England & Wales: 850 babies since 1996, peak 2016, No. 983 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Zeyneps end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.7×	High · 34 people
Professor	1.4×	Medium · 13 people
Singer	1.2×	Medium · 10 people
Basketball player	1.5×	Low · 9 people

Among notable women who are actors, Zeyneps show up 1.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Name twins (peaked around 2022)