Is Zayd a boy or girl name?
Zayd is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 395 boys were named Zayd, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 4,450 US babies named Zayd were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #684
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Zayd since 1974
- 4,450
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 395 babies
Boys and girls named Zayd, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 395 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 361 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 356 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 304 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 301 | #780 | 5 | #17,472 |
| 2019 | 283 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 248 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 225 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 170 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 185 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 165 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 143 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 123 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 140 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 132 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 107 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 77 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 85 | #1,759 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 88 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 89 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 70 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,844 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 66 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 54 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,832 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,389 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,736 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,677 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,302 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,765 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #10,160 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,429 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,939 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,671 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,613 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #7,262 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,335 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,282 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,222 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zayd reached #684 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #17,472 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zayd
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.