Zaid
- #675 for boys in 2025, 402 births
- Peak · boys
- 2018 · 475 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 7,460since 1969
Zaid over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Zaid has never cracked the top 500 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
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| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #675 | 402 |
| 2024 | #659 | 416 |
| 2023 | #723 | 367 |
| 2022 | #661 | 414 |
| 2021 | #665 | 407 |
| 2020 | #669 | 390 |
| 2019 | #635 | 425 |
| 2018 | #581 | 475 |
| 2017 | #773 | 303 |
| 2016 | #897 | 242 |
| 2015 | #888 | 249 |
| 2014 | #952 | 221 |
| 2013 | #897 | 232 |
| 2012 | #936 | 217 |
| 2011 | #1,037 | 183 |
| 2010 | #949 | 211 |
| 2009 | #988 | 200 |
| 2008 | #926 | 219 |
| 2007 | #1,015 | 188 |
| 2006 | #1,003 | 183 |
| 2005 | #1,026 | 164 |
| 2004 | #963 | 174 |
| 2003 | #997 | 159 |
| 2002 | #1,215 | 113 |
| 2001 | #1,400 | 89 |
| 2000 | #1,382 | 91 |
| 1999 | #1,545 | 72 |
| 1998 | #1,585 | 66 |
| 1997 | #1,672 | 59 |
| 1996 | #2,145 | 39 |
| 1995 | #1,758 | 50 |
| 1994 | #1,608 | 57 |
| 1993 | #1,680 | 52 |
| 1992 | #2,174 | 35 |
| 1991 | #1,983 | 38 |
| 1990 | #2,128 | 34 |
| 1989 | #2,902 | 21 |
| 1988 | #2,090 | 30 |
| 1987 | #3,521 | 13 |
| 1986 | #2,779 | 18 |
| 1985 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #2,613 | 18 |
| 1983 | #2,577 | 18 |
| 1982 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #3,430 | 12 |
| 1979 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #3,857 | 9 |
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| 1976 | #3,095 | 12 |
| 1975 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #3,120 | 11 |
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| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #4,404 | 5 |
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First appearance
1969
The first year at least five boys were named Zaid! It came in at #4,404, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1969–1973, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Zaid is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Illinois#325 · 1 in 1,502
- New Mexico#360 · 1 in 1,300
- Pennsylvania#427 · 1 in 2,178
- Virginia#435 · 1 in 2,070
- Connecticut#440 · 1 in 2,201
Best ever in a state: #325 in Illinois, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | #325 | 33 | 1 in 1,502 |
| New Mexico | #360 | 5 | 1 in 1,300 |
| Pennsylvania | #427 | 24 | 1 in 2,178 |
| Virginia | #435 | 18 | 1 in 2,070 |
| Connecticut | #440 | 6 | 1 in 2,201 |
| New Jersey | #469 | 16 | 1 in 2,485 |
| Minnesota | #477 | 11 | 1 in 2,227 |
| Arizona | #491 | 14 | 1 in 2,337 |
| California | #509 | 60 | 1 in 2,925 |
| New York | #513 | 31 | 1 in 2,723 |
| Massachusetts | #555 | 8 | 1 in 3,378 |
| Georgia | #673 | 14 | 1 in 3,587 |
| Texas | #684 | 42 | 1 in 4,168 |
| Florida | #704 | 22 | 1 in 4,342 |
| Ohio | #710 | 12 | 1 in 4,378 |
| Wisconsin | #785 | 5 | 1 in 4,686 |
| Tennessee | #842 | 7 | 1 in 5,253 |
| Colorado | #849 | 5 | 1 in 5,370 |
| Michigan | #905 | 7 | 1 in 5,742 |
| North Carolina | #936 | 8 | 1 in 6,434 |
| Washington | #999 | 5 | 1 in 6,560 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 6 spots since 2020 (#669 → #675)
- 213 spots since 2015 (#888 → #675)
- Biggest jump: 218 spots in 2003
- Biggest drop: 88 spots in 2011
Rise & fade · boys
49 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1969
- Peaked 2018 at #581 (475 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 19 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 19 yrs · run 2012–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,823
- Highest: 1 in 3,823 boys born in 2018 were named Zaid (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,249 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 37.0% of all boys named Zaid (2,758) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #4,404 (1969) | #4,404 |
| 1970s | 60 | #2,902 (1975) | #3,585 |
| 1980s | 159 | #2,090 (1988) | #3,232 |
| 1990s | 502 | #1,545 (1999) | #1,828 |
| 2000s | 1,580 | #926 (2008) | #1,092 |
| 2010s | 2,758 | #581 (2018) | #855 |
| 2020s | 2,396 | #659 (2024) | #675 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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