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Ziyad

Boy

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

Ziyad is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2516th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 880th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2516

52 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#880

36 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,052

First recorded 1976 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 16 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 27 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 26 babies2008: 29 babies2009: 38 babies2010: 42 babies20102011: 47 babies2012: 45 babies2013: 36 babies2014: 54 babies2015: 58 babies2016: 46 babies2017: 40 babies2018: 35 babies2019: 40 babies2020: 53 babies20202021: 40 babies2022: 42 babies2023: 40 babies2024: 38 babies2025: 52 babies
US babies named Ziyad per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 58.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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