Zaid
Zaid or Zayd is an Arabic given name and surname.
Meaning & Origin of Zaid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zaid or Zayd is an Arabic given name and surname.
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The Story of Zaid
Zaid first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 475 Zaids were born — ranking #581 that year. As of 2026, Zaid ranks #675 for baby boys with 405 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 8K Zaids have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zaid
Zaid is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Zaid's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #581. Use the chart and map above to compare Zaid'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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