Zaidan
Boy · ZAY-dan · Arabic
Zaidan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “growth, increase”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Zaidan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Zaydan, related to Zayd
“growth, increase”
Mulay Zaydan was a Saadian sultan of Morocco in the early 17th century.
- Say it
- ZAY-dan
Is Zaidan a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaidan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zaidan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Zaidan, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 24 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zaidan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 158 boys in the UK were given Zaidan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #328, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Zaidan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,234 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
How popular is Zaidan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Zaidan, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
2025 had fewer boys named Zaidan than any year since 2007.
Half of all the boys named Zaidan in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zaidan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,736 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,633 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,110 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,152 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,527 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,507 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
Names like Zaidan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayaan Zayan Muhammad Zayd Musa Zayyan Azaan Hamza Abdullah Rayyan Abdulrahman Umar
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