Zaid
Zaid was the 677th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 402 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 581st with 475 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 212 places. More babies were named Zaid in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Arabic name Zayd (meaning not in our sources) · Arabic
Say it ZAYD /zeɪd/
- Rank in 2025
- #677 boys, down 8 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 402boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018475 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,460babies recorded
What does the name Zaid mean?
Zaid is borrowed from Arabic Zayd, as Wiktionary notes; it is a boys' name and a surname. Wiktionary adds that Zayd is the stock name used for a person in Arabic grammar examples, much as English uses John Doe. The name is usually linked with an Arabic verb meaning to increase or grow, but our sources do not give that meaning, so we leave it unconfirmed. In the US Zaid has been used since 1969.
زَيْد (Arabic, “Zayd”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. The common gloss 'growth, increase' is not confirmed by our sources.
Related names: Zayd, Zayed, Zaidan.
See also: Arabic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Zaid' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'زيد' (Arabic section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Zaid popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #677 | 402 |
| 2020 | #669 | 390 |
| 2010 | #952 | 211 |
| 2000 | #1,390 | 91 |
| 1990 | #2,169 | 34 |
| 1980 | #3,613 | 12 |
| 1970 | #5,429 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zaid, counting every spelling?
Zaid is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #373 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #677 for Zaid on its own. Together these spellings went to 903 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaid | 402 | #677 | 2,006 |
| Zayd | 442 | #633 | 1,860 |
| Zayde | 32 | #3,581 | 193 |
| Zaide | 16 | #5,849 | 43 |
| Zeid | 6 | #11,987 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zaid?
402 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaid (0.11 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zaid born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 21 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaid.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaid?
About 7,400 people born in the US named Zaid are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Zaid a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zaid by state
How common Zaid was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.0×), Illinois (1.9×), New Jersey (1.8×), New York (1.7×), Virginia (1.5×). In 20 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zaid: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zaid, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Zaid · Sibling names for Zaid
Questions about the name Zaid
What does Zaid mean?
Zaid is usually explained as “Arabic name Zayd (meaning not in our sources)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Zaid?
Zaid was the 677th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 402 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 581st with 475 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 212 places. More babies were named Zaid in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zaid a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zaid in the US.
Where is Zaid most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaid was most common in Arizona (0.46 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and New Jersey.