Boy name
Zaid
Zaid holds the #675 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 402 newborn boys in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 2018 (#581 nationally, 475 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1969. The name's biggest fan base is in Illinois (#325 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#675
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#581
in 2018 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
402
boys named Zaid
Zaid popularity, 1880–2025
Where Zaid is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Mexico (#360), Illinois (#325), Virginia (#435)
Uniqueness score
46/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Zaid in the most recent year of SSA data.