The first name Ziyad
A boy’s name from Arabic.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Borrowed from Arabic زِيَاد (ziyād).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 42 boys were named Ziyad, making it the 782nd most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ziyad with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ziyad at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 52 boys born in the United States were named Ziyad, the 2,571st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 58 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 Ziyad
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ziyad ibn AbihiArab Administrator, Governor and Statesman, 623–673
- Ziyad ibn Salih al-Khuza'i8th-century Abbasid military commander, died 752
More Arabic boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Ziyad mean?
- Borrowed from Arabic زِيَاد (ziyād).
- What is the origin of the name Ziyad?
- Borrowed from Arabic زِيَاد (ziyād).
- How popular is the name Ziyad?
- In 2025, 42 boys born in England and Wales were named Ziyad, ranking 782nd.
- Is Ziyad a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,052 US babies named Ziyad since 1880 were boys.
- When was Ziyad most popular?
- 2015 in the United States, when 58 babies were named Ziyad, its highest rank at 2,299th.