Given name
Zayd
“to become greater; to grow”
Zayd is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “to become greater; to grow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “to become greater; to grow.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zayd through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,895
- 4,890 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 442 babies
- 2025
- 442
- #633 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +51%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 442 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 633 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 51.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (50). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,453 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.
Zayd’s family of names
Zayd has a related form in Zaid. Zayd has a related form in Zayden. Zayd has a related form in Zade.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Zayd
- Zayd ibn Haritha al-KalbiSahabah of Muhammad581–629
- Zayd ibn AliAlid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
- Zayd ibn ThabitArabic scribe and Qur'anic collator (c.610-c.660)611–665
- Zayd ibn ArqamCompanion of Muhammad
- Zayd ibn al-KhattabSahabah
- Zayd al-KhayrSahabah600–620
- Zayd ibn Musa al-Kazimson of Musa al-Kazim
- Zayd ibn SuhanCompanion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Zayd Mutee' DammajYemeni author and politician1943–2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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