Zaid
- Pronunciation
- [Zaid]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Increase; Growth
- Origin
- Arabic
About the Name Zaid
Zaid is a name of Arabic origin meaning "increase" or "growth," suggesting abundance, prosperity, and flourishing — qualities any parent might wish upon a child. Short, strong, and resonant, it carries a deep cultural heritage within a single confident syllable, and its hopeful meaning of expansion and bounty has made it a cherished name across the Arab world and beyond. It is the kind of name that holds up a wish for a full and thriving life.
The name's appeal lies in that pairing of a crisp, decisive sound with a meaning of growth and good fortune. It feels both timeless and modern — an established name with a sleek, streamlined profile that travels easily across languages and fits comfortably into contemporary naming tastes. Its brevity gives it a clean, contemporary edge while its meaning keeps it grounded in tradition.
Zaid first entered the US Social Security top-1000 for boys in 2003, reached its best rank of #581 in 2018, and has remained in the rankings since, appearing at #662 in 2024 — the same rank it held in 2022 — after standing at #725 in 2023. Across that run it has been given to roughly 5,319 boys. Its long, steady presence marks Zaid as an enduring favorite — a strong, hopeful choice with deep Arabic roots and a meaning that wishes a child abundance and flourishing.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Zaid
US Popularity History (2003–2025)
Annual US births named Zaid by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2018 with 475 boys named Zaid (boy rank #581 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #677 for boys (402 US births). That's 96 places below its 2018 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Zaid Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Zaid the strongest states are Connecticut, Illinois, Arizona.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | #472 | 25 |
| 2 | Illinois | #489 | 210 |
| 3 | Arizona | #510 | 115 |
| 4 | New Jersey | #515 | 136 |
| 5 | Nevada | #518 | 24 |
| 6 | California | #535 | 545 |
| 7 | Texas | #535 | 556 |
| 8 | New York | #539 | 274 |
| 9 | Oregon | #590 | 25 |
| 10 | Virginia | #628 | 96 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | #857 | 37 |
| 2 | Ohio | #820 | 63 |
| 3 | Georgia | #803 | 58 |
| 4 | Tennessee | #798 | 41 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | #782 | 24 |
| 6 | North Carolina | #781 | 66 |
| 7 | Michigan | #761 | 72 |
| 8 | Colorado | #736 | 38 |
| 9 | Louisiana | #711 | 21 |
| 10 | Florida | #705 | 151 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Zaid in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Zaid to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Zaid against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).