Zaydan
Boy · ZAY-dan · Arabic
Zaydan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “growth, increase”. In 2025 it ranked 718th for boys in the UK (54 babies) and 2,451st for boys in the US (55 babies).
What does Zaydan mean?
Arabic: related to Zayd
“growth, increase”
Mulay Zaydan was a Saadian sultan of Morocco in the early 17th century.
- Say it
- ZAY-dan
Is Zaydan a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaydan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 54 boys in the UK and 55 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zaydan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 54about 1 in 5,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 54 boys in the UK were named Zaydan, making it the 718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,054th.
2025 had the most boys named Zaydan of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Zaydan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 158 boys in the UK were given Zaydan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #328, up from #718 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 697th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Zaydan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #718 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 32 | #1,024 |
| 2021 | 28 | #1,110 |
| 2020 | 29 | #1,054 |
| 2019 | 32 | #994 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,173 |
| 2017 | 34 | #985 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,056 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,140 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,106 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Zaydan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,451among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 55about 1 in 31,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 55 boys in the US were named Zaydan, making it the 2,451st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,924th. It first appears in the records in 2002.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Zaydan of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Zaydan in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,770 boys in the US were given Zaydan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #146, up from #2,451 for this spelling alone.
Zaydan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #2,451 |
| 2024 | 46 | #2,789 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,951 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,276 |
| 2021 | 49 | #2,622 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,924 |
| 2019 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 2018 | 47 | #2,634 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,477 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,084 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,691 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,527 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
Names like Zaydan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayaan Zayan Zayyan Muhammad Musa Azaan Abdulrahman Yazan Hamza Musab Rayyan Ziyad
Other spellings of Zaydan
Zayden Zaiden Zaidan Zaidyn Xaden Xaiden Xayden Zaden Zaedyn Zaydin Zaeden Zaydon
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