Zayd
- Last seen for girls in 2020 at #15,088
- #632 for boys in 2025, 442 births
- Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 442 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,890since 1974
Zayd over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Zayd has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #632 | 442 | |
| 2024 | — | #684 | 397 | |
| 2023 | — | #731 | 361 | |
| 2022 | — | #729 | 356 | |
| 2021 | — | #805 | 304 | |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #779 | 301 |
| 2019 | — | #808 | 283 | |
| 2018 | — | #883 | 248 | |
| 2017 | — | #929 | 225 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,130 | 171 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,070 | 185 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,147 | 165 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,238 | 143 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,367 | 123 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,240 | 140 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,299 | 132 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,539 | 107 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,874 | 77 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,741 | 85 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,627 | 88 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,569 | 89 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,785 | 70 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,815 | 65 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,744 | 66 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,982 | 54 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,330 | 41 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,704 | 20 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,296 | 23 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,601 | 19 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,549 | 19 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,191 | 21 | |
| 1994 | — | #6,968 | 7 | |
| 1993 | — | #8,700 | 5 | |
| 1992 | — | #7,422 | 6 | |
| 1991 | — | #5,521 | 9 | |
| 1990 | — | #4,407 | 12 | |
| 1989 | — | #5,165 | 9 | |
| 1988 | — | #6,426 | 6 | |
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| 1984 | — | #6,315 | 5 | |
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| 1981 | — | #6,262 | 5 | |
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| 1974 | — | #4,634 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1974
The first year at least five boys were named Zayd! It came in at #4,634, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1975–1987, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Zayd 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
- Minnesota#251 · 1 in 1,021
- New York#382 · 1 in 1,835
- Washington#403 · 1 in 1,822
- New Jersey#412 · 1 in 2,093
- Illinois#433 · 1 in 1,982
Best ever in a state: #251 in Minnesota, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #251 | 24 | 1 in 1,021 |
| New York | #382 | 46 | 1 in 1,835 |
| Washington | #403 | 18 | 1 in 1,822 |
| New Jersey | #412 | 19 | 1 in 2,093 |
| Illinois | #433 | 25 | 1 in 1,982 |
| Michigan | #445 | 19 | 1 in 2,115 |
| Pennsylvania | #477 | 21 | 1 in 2,489 |
| Ohio | #513 | 20 | 1 in 2,627 |
| Maryland | #516 | 9 | 1 in 2,544 |
| California | #591 | 50 | 1 in 3,509 |
| Louisiana | #591 | 7 | 1 in 2,733 |
| Florida | #602 | 28 | 1 in 3,412 |
| Georgia | #650 | 15 | 1 in 3,348 |
| Texas | #661 | 45 | 1 in 3,890 |
| Virginia | #670 | 10 | 1 in 3,725 |
| Missouri | #709 | 7 | 1 in 3,973 |
| Colorado | #756 | 6 | 1 in 4,475 |
| Massachusetts | #789 | 5 | 1 in 5,404 |
| North Carolina | #873 | 9 | 1 in 5,719 |
| Tennessee | #927 | 6 | 1 in 6,128 |
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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.
See more about Zayd
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 147 spots since 2020 (#779 → #632)
- Biggest jump: 201 spots in 2017
- Biggest drop: 26 spots in 2021
Rise & fade · boys
51 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1974
- Peaked 2025 at #632 (442 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 9 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 9 yrs · run 2017–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,864
- Highest: 1 in 3,864 boys born in 2025 were named Zayd (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 44.2% of all boys named Zayd (2,161) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | #4,634 (1974) | #4,634 |
| 1980s | 25 | #5,165 (1989) | #6,042 |
| 1990s | 141 | #3,191 (1995) | #5,036 |
| 2000s | 742 | #1,539 (2009) | #1,801 |
| 2010s | 1,815 | #808 (2019) | #1,111 |
| 2020s | 2,161 | #632 (2025) | #727 |
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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