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Zayd

Boy

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

Zayd is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 647th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 201st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#647

442 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#201

250 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,895

First recorded 1974 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 21 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 23 babies1999: 20 babies2000: 41 babies20002001: 54 babies2002: 66 babies2003: 65 babies2004: 70 babies2005: 89 babies2006: 88 babies2007: 85 babies2008: 77 babies2009: 107 babies2010: 132 babies20102011: 140 babies2012: 123 babies2013: 143 babies2014: 165 babies2015: 185 babies2016: 171 babies2017: 225 babies2018: 248 babies2019: 283 babies2020: 306 babies20202021: 304 babies2022: 356 babies2023: 361 babies2024: 397 babies2025: 442 babies
US babies named Zayd per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 442.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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