Zayd Boy
How popular is Zayd?
#632 boy name in 2025
442 baby boys were named Zayd in the US in 2025, making it the 632nd most popular boy name.
Zayd popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #632 for boys (▲ 52 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 442 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+139% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,070 in 2015, #779 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (442 boys) |
| Highest rank | #632 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zayd counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Zaid family of names ranked #334 for boys in 2025, with 1,002 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Zayd is most popular
Babies named Zayd per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Minnesota: 0.6 per 1,000 (69 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.5 per 1,000 (95 boys)
- Washington: 0.4 per 1,000 (63 boys)
- Virginia: 0.4 per 1,000 (69 boys)
- Maryland: 0.4 per 1,000 (43 boys)
Zayd by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1980s | 25 | #5,158 |
| 1990s | 141 | #3,186 |
| 2000s | 742 | #1,538 |
| 2010s | 1,815 | #808 |
| 2020s | 2,161 | #632 |
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Questions
- Is Zayd a boy or girl name?
- Zayd is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Zayd were boys.
- How popular is the name Zayd?
- 442 baby boys were named Zayd in the US in 2025, making it the 632nd most popular boy name.
- When was Zayd most popular?
- Zayd peaked in 2025, when 442 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #632 in 2025.
- How many people are named Zayd?
- 4,895 babies have been named Zayd in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,860 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Zayd most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zayd was most common in Minnesota, at 0.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.