Zayde
Zayde was the 3581st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2713th with 49 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 297 places. More babies were named Zayde in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zaid) Arabic name Zayd (meaning not in our sources) · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #3,581 boys, down 657 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 32boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202449 babies
- Total since 1880
- 532babies recorded
What does the name Zayde mean?
Zayde is a spelling of Zaid, pronounced the same way, so it shares Zaid's meaning and origin.
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)
Zayde popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 43 since 2008.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,581 | 32 |
| 2020 | #2,924 | 41 |
| 2010 | #7,078 | 12 |
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How popular is Zayde, counting every spelling?
Zayde is a spelling of Zaid, a name family that ranked #373 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,581 for Zayde 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 Zayde?
32 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zayde (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zayde 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 261 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zayde.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zayde?
About 500 people born in the US named Zayde are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Zayde 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.
Zayde by state
How common Zayde was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Zayde: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zayde, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zayde
What does Zayde mean?
Zayde is a spelling of Zaid, usually explained as “Arabic name Zayd (meaning not in our sources)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Zayde?
Zayde was the 3581st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2713th with 49 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 297 places. More babies were named Zayde in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zayde a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zayde in the US.
Where is Zayde most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zayde was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and California.