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Zaid

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

Boy's name · #675 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Zaid has appeared in US records since 1969 — best rank #581 (2018) · 7,460 babies named Zaid all-time · 1 in 4,200 boys born in 2025.

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 82 notable people named Zaid:

Athletes appear 2.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zaid Abdul Kareem, Jordanian taekwondo athlete.

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