Given name & surname
Ziad
“one who betters himself; growth”
Ziad is a variant of Ziyad. One Arabic interpretation is “one who betters himself; growth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ziad is a variant of Ziyad. One Arabic interpretation is “one who betters himself; growth.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ziad is a variant of Ziyad. An origin associated with Ziyad is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
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
Ziad through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,115
- 1,115 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 43
- #2,940 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,940 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 44 in 2019. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,323 as a first name in 2020; 205 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ziad
- Ziad TlemçaniTunisian association football playerborn 1963
- Ziad RahbaniLebanese musician and writer1956–2025
- Ziad JaziriTunisian association football playerborn 1978
- Ziyad Al-JohaniSaudi footballerborn 2001
- Ziyad al-NakhalahPalestinian politicianborn 1953
- Ziad FazahLiberian-born Lebanese polyglot (born 1954)
- Ziad DoueiriLebanese film directorborn 1963
- Ziad Abu EinPalestinian politician (1959-2014)
- Ziad Abu AmrPalestinian politician and writerborn 1950
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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