Yazid
Yazīd is an Arabic name and may refer to:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Yazid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yazīd is an Arabic name and may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Yazid
The earliest SSA record of Yazid as a baby boy name dates back to 1994, when 5 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Yazid — #4,240 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Yazid on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yazid ranks #5,371 for baby boys with 18 births, gradually rising (+13%). All told, over 417 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Yazid
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Yazid. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Yazid
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About the name Yazid
Yazid is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 417 births in the dataset. Yazid's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #4,240. Use the chart and map above to compare Yazid's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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