The first name Zaid
A boy’s name from Arabic.
1 syllable Male
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Borrowed from Arabic زَيْد (zayd).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 110 boys were named Zaid, making it the 376th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Zaid with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Zaid at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 402 boys born in the United States were named Zaid, the 677th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 475 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Zaid
6 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Zaid al-RifaiFormer Prime Minister of Jordan (1936–2024)
- Zaid Abdul-AzizAmerican basketball player (born 1946)
- Zaid RomeroArgentine association football player, born 1999
- Zaid ShakirAmerican Islamic scholar, born 1956
- Zayd ibn AliAlid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
- Abu Talha al-AnsariCompanion of Muhammad, 585–654
More Arabic boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Zaid mean?
- Borrowed from Arabic زَيْد (zayd).
- What is the origin of the name Zaid?
- Borrowed from Arabic زَيْد (zayd).
- How popular is the name Zaid?
- In 2025, 110 boys born in England and Wales were named Zaid, ranking 376th.
- Is Zaid a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 7,460 US babies named Zaid since 1880 were boys.
- When was Zaid most popular?
- 2018 in the United States, when 475 babies were named Zaid, its highest rank at 581st.