Zayd
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZAYD
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #193 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #632 for boys
Zayd is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “growth, increase”. In 2025 it ranked 193rd for boys in the UK (291 babies) and 632nd for boys in the US (442 babies).
What does Zayd mean?
Arabic
“growth, increase”
Zayd ibn Haritha, adopted son of the Prophet Muhammad, is the only companion named in the Quran.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Zayd a girl's or a boy's name?
Zayd is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 291 boys in the UK and 442 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zayd in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #193among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 291about 1 in 1,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 291 boys in the UK were named Zayd, making it the 193rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 294th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Zayd of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Zayd in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 434 boys in the UK were given Zayd or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #149, up from #193 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 181st in England and Wales and 495th in Scotland.
Zayd in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 291 | #193 |
| 2024 | 256 | #218 |
| 2023 | 218 | #245 |
| 2022 | 202 | #261 |
| 2021 | 172 | #306 |
| 2020 | 178 | #294 |
| 2019 | 185 | #289 |
| 2018 | 163 | #327 |
| 2017 | 148 | #360 |
| 2016 | 129 | #389 |
| 2015 | 124 | #389 |
| 2014 | 111 | #415 |
| 2013 | 127 | #366 |
| 2012 | 89 | #488 |
| 2011 | 66 | #578 |
| 2010 | 61 | #614 |
| 2009 | 60 | #606 |
| 2008 | 49 | #689 |
| 2007 | 62 | #557 |
| 2006 | 35 | #798 |
| 2005 | 39 | #730 |
| 2004 | 38 | #696 |
| 2003 | 25 | #880 |
| 2002 | 35 | #625 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 18 | #955 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Zayd in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #632among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 442about 1 in 3,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 442 boys in the US were named Zayd, making it the 632nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 779th. It first appears in the records in 1974.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had the most boys named Zayd of any year since it first appeared, in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Zayd in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,013 boys in the US were given Zayd or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #341, up from #632 for this spelling alone.
Zayd in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 442 | #632 |
| 2024 | 397 | #684 |
| 2023 | 361 | #731 |
| 2022 | 356 | #729 |
| 2021 | 304 | #805 |
| 2020 | 301 | #779 |
| 2019 | 283 | #808 |
| 2018 | 248 | #883 |
| 2017 | 225 | #929 |
| 2016 | 171 | #1,130 |
| 2015 | 185 | #1,070 |
| 2014 | 165 | #1,147 |
| 2013 | 143 | #1,238 |
| 2012 | 123 | #1,367 |
| 2011 | 140 | #1,240 |
| 2010 | 132 | #1,299 |
| 2009 | 107 | #1,538 |
| 2008 | 77 | #1,874 |
| 2007 | 85 | #1,741 |
| 2006 | 88 | #1,627 |
| 2005 | 89 | #1,567 |
| 2004 | 70 | #1,782 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 66 | #1,741 |
| 2001 | 54 | #1,978 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,326 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,292 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
Names like Zayd
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Zayan Musa Abdullah Ahmed Hamza Zayaan Mustafa Umar Zayn Ibrahim Zakariya
Other spellings of Zayd
Names related to Zayd
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zayd: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zayd, updated 20 October 2026.