Zayani
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Zayani by the numbers
Zayani was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Zayani
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zayani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Zamaniof ancient times; timeless7 in the US (2017)
- Zayana8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zaylani10 in the US (2017)
- Zalani6 in the US (2017)
- Zaynabeauty or grace; a form of Zaynab73 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zayahgrace and beauty; a feminine form of Zayn or variant of Zaynah14 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Zayani
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