Yazid
Yazīd is an Arabic name and may refer to:
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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The Story of Yazid
Yazid first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 23 Yazids were born — ranking #4,240 that year. As of 2026, Yazid ranks #5,371 for baby boys with 18 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 417 Yazids have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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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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