Zaid

“Arabic; from a root meaning "to increase, grow"” — Arabic (root ز-ي-د) origin

Boy's name · #677 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Zaid reached its best rank, #581, in 2018 and ranked #677 in 2025. About 7,500 boys have carried it since 1969. Together with its spelling variant Zayd (#633), Zaid would rank around #375 with about 840 births last year — the newborns split about 52/48 between Zayd and Zaid.

Around the world: about 1 in 450 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 1,600 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zaids

Zaid al-Rifai — former Prime Minister of Jordan (1936–2024)
Zaid Abdul Kareem — Jordanian taekwondo athlete
Zaid Abdul-Aziz — American professional basketball player
Zaid Tahseen — Iraqi footballer
Zaid Qunbar — Palestinian footballer (born 2002)

What Zaids become

Among 86 notable people named Zaid:

Sports figures appear 2.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zaid Abdul Kareem, Jordanian taekwondo athlete.

Similar names: Zayd · Ameer · Zain · Hamza · Saif · Samir

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