Zaid is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Zaid is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #677 for boy births in the United States (and #1,371 across all names), given to 402 babies — 416 including U.S. territories. Zaid first appears in 1969 and peaked in 2018 (475 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 402 | 416 | #677 |
| 2024 | 416 | 434 | #661 |
| 2023 | 367 | 395 | #726 |
| 2022 | 414 | 439 | #662 |
| 2021 | 407 | 435 | #666 |
| 2020 | 390 | 419 | #669 |
| 2019 | 425 | 460 | #635 |
| 2018 | 475 | 510 | #581 |
| 2017 | 303 | 322 | #775 |
| 2016 | 242 | 259 | #900 |
| 2015 | 249 | 262 | #889 |
| 2014 | 221 | 235 | #958 |
| 2013 | 232 | 252 | #901 |
| 2012 | 217 | 230 | #941 |
| 2011 | 183 | 192 | #1,041 |
| 2010 | 211 | 220 | #952 |
| 2009 | 200 | 200 | #990 |
| 2008 | 219 | 226 | #931 |
| 2007 | 188 | 188 | #1,016 |
| 2006 | 183 | 183 | #1,007 |
| 2005 | 164 | 164 | #1,031 |
| 2004 | 174 | 179 | #966 |
| 2003 | 159 | 159 | #999 |
| 2002 | 113 | 113 | #1,222 |
| 2001 | 89 | 89 | #1,414 |
| 2000 | 91 | 91 | #1,390 |
| 1999 | 72 | 72 | #1,559 |
| 1998 | 66 | 66 | #1,603 |
| 1997 | 59 | — | #1,692 |
| 1996 | 39 | — | #2,182 |
| 1995 | 50 | — | #1,781 |
| 1994 | 57 | — | #1,632 |
| 1993 | 52 | — | #1,698 |
| 1992 | 35 | — | #2,213 |
| 1991 | 38 | — | #2,017 |
| 1990 | 34 | — | #2,169 |
| 1989 | 21 | — | #2,988 |
| 1988 | 30 | — | #2,145 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | #3,728 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #4,048 |
| 1984 | 18 | — | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,616 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #3,613 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #4,064 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #4,153 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #3,263 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #3,077 |
| 1974 | 11 | — | #3,316 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,429 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #5,037 |