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Zayed

Boy

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

Zayed is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 3998th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3998

26 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

402

First recorded 2000 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 16 babies2010: 11 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 19 babies2015: 30 babies2016: 18 babies2017: 29 babies2018: 33 babies2019: 25 babies2020: 17 babies20202021: 18 babies2022: 21 babies2023: 15 babies2024: 19 babies2025: 26 babies
US babies named Zayed per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 33.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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