Zidane
Boy · zi-DAN · Arabic
Zidane is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “growth, increase”. In 2025 it ranked 468th for boys in the UK (93 babies) and 2,539th for boys in the US (52 babies).
What does Zidane mean?
Arabic: French spelling of Zidan, a form of Zaydan
“growth, increase”
A French spelling of the Arabic Zidan; the footballer Zinedine Zidane is the best-known bearer of the surname.
- Say it
- zi-DAN
Is Zidane a girl's or a boy's name?
Zidane is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 93 boys in the UK and 52 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zidane in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #468among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 93about 1 in 3,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 133% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 93 boys in the UK were named Zidane, making it the 468th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 751st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 93 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zidane in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 436th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Zidane in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 93 | #468 |
| 2024 | 93 | #479 |
| 2023 | 68 | #606 |
| 2022 | 58 | #674 |
| 2021 | 50 | #761 |
| 2020 | 48 | #751 |
| 2019 | 32 | #994 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,067 |
| 2017 | 41 | #860 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,112 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,065 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
How popular is Zidane in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,539among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 52about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 52 boys in the US were named Zidane, making it the 2,539th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,495th. It first appears in the records in 1998.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Zidane of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Zidane in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zidane in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #2,539 |
| 2024 | 43 | #2,915 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,345 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 31 | #3,495 |
| 2019 | 49 | #2,625 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,942 |
| 2017 | 41 | #2,890 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,725 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,148 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,507 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,577 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
Names like Zidane
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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