Given name
Yazeed
“one who strives to better himself”·“God will add”
Yazeed is a variant of Yazid. Interpretations include “one who strives to better himself” (Arabic) and “God will add” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yazeed is a variant of Yazid. Interpretations include “one who strives to better himself” (Arabic) and “God will add” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Yazeed is a variant of Yazid. An origin associated with Yazid is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yazeed through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 455
- 455 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,128 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,128 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 36.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 25 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 446 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Yazeed
- Yazeed AbulailaJordanian association football player (born 1993)
- Yazeed Al-RajhiBusinessman & Racing Driverborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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