Zayd is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Zayd is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #633 for boy births in the United States (and #1,283 across all names), given to 442 babies. Zayd first appears in 1974 and peaked in 2025 (442 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 442 | 442 | — | #633 |
| 2024 | 397 | 397 | — | #684 |
| 2023 | 361 | 361 | — | #732 |
| 2022 | 356 | 356 | — | #730 |
| 2021 | 304 | 304 | — | #806 |
| 2020 | 306 | 306 | #17,482 | #780 |
| 2019 | 283 | 283 | — | #809 |
| 2018 | 248 | 248 | — | #883 |
| 2017 | 225 | 225 | — | #933 |
| 2016 | 171 | 171 | — | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 185 | 185 | — | #1,074 |
| 2014 | 165 | 165 | — | #1,152 |
| 2013 | 143 | 143 | — | #1,242 |
| 2012 | 123 | 123 | — | #1,375 |
| 2011 | 140 | 140 | — | #1,243 |
| 2010 | 132 | 132 | — | #1,308 |
| 2009 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,545 |
| 2008 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,898 |
| 2007 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,759 |
| 2006 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,637 |
| 2005 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,572 |
| 2004 | 70 | 70 | — | #1,803 |
| 2003 | 65 | 65 | — | #1,844 |
| 2002 | 66 | 66 | — | #1,769 |
| 2001 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,006 |
| 2000 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,377 |
| 1999 | 20 | 20 | — | #3,832 |
| 1998 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,389 |
| 1997 | 19 | — | — | #3,736 |
| 1996 | 19 | — | — | #3,677 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | — | #3,302 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | — | #7,765 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | — | #10,160 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #8,429 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | — | #5,939 |
| 1990 | 12 | — | — | #4,671 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | — | #5,613 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #7,264 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #7,337 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #7,282 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | — | #5,222 |