Ziad
Boy · zee-AD · Arabic
Ziad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “increase, growth”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 2,883rd for boys in the US (43 babies).
What does Ziad mean?
Arabic: spelling of Ziyad
“increase, growth”
Tariq ibn Ziyad, who led the Muslim conquest of Spain in 711, was the son of a man named Ziyad.
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- zee-AD
Is Ziad a girl's or a boy's name?
Ziad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 43 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ziad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Ziad, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ziad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Ziad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Ziad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,883among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 40,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the US were named Ziad, making it the 2,883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,845th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
2025 had more boys named Ziad than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Ziad in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ziad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2,883 |
| 2024 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,276 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,647 |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,807 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,795 |
| 2017 | 31 | #3,514 |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,160 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,148 |
| 2014 | 36 | #3,088 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,580 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,711 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,474 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,557 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,372 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
Names like Ziad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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