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Zaid

Boy

Meaning of Zaid: Arabic: 'growth' or 'abundance'

Zaid is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 687th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 434th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#687

402 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#434

93 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,460

First recorded 1969 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 18 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 30 babies1989: 21 babies1990: 34 babies19901991: 38 babies1992: 35 babies1993: 52 babies1994: 57 babies1995: 50 babies1996: 39 babies1997: 59 babies1998: 66 babies1999: 72 babies2000: 91 babies20002001: 89 babies2002: 113 babies2003: 159 babies2004: 174 babies2005: 164 babies2006: 183 babies2007: 188 babies2008: 219 babies2009: 200 babies2010: 211 babies20102011: 183 babies2012: 217 babies2013: 232 babies2014: 221 babies2015: 249 babies2016: 242 babies2017: 303 babies2018: 475 babies2019: 425 babies2020: 390 babies20202021: 407 babies2022: 414 babies2023: 367 babies2024: 416 babies2025: 402 babies
US babies named Zaid per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 475.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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