Zayd

“Increase, growth” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #633 in the US (2025) · Trending

Zayd is climbing: on the charts since 1974, it reached #633 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 440 boys given the name last year. Roughly 4,900 have carried it all-time. Together with its spelling variant Zaid (#677), Zayd would rank around #375 with about 840 births last year — the newborns split about 52/48 between Zayd and Zaid.

Around the world: #67 in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zayds

Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi — Sahabah of Muhammad
Zayd ibn Ali — Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
Zayd ibn Thabit — Arabic scribe and Qur'anic collator (c.610-c.660)
Zayd ibn Arqam — Companion of Muhammad
Zayd ibn al-Khattab — Sahabah

What Zayds become

Among 22 notable people named Zayd:

Artists & writers appear 1.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zayd Mutee' Dammaj, Yemeni author and politician.

Similar names: Zaid · Yahya · Saif · Zahir · Zayan · Zain

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