Ubayd is a distinctive choice, ranked #1859 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ubayd in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1859
About the Name Ubayd
Ubayd has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 428 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #1431 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2002.
Ubayd is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ubayd
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Ubayd per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ubayd in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ubayd has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 428 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1431 in 2020. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Ubayd is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Ubayd does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ubayds in the wild.
13
UK babies named Ubayd (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 428 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ubayd
Likely around 1 other Ubayd in the class
UK Popularity (2002–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ubayd
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Khwajeh Nizam al-Din Ubayd Allah al-Zakani (Persian: خواجه نظام الدین عبید الله الزاکانی, romanized: Xwāja Niẓām al-Dīn ʿUbayd Allāh al-Zākānī; d. 1370), better known as Ubayd Zakani (Persian: عبید زاکانی, romanized: ʿUbayd-I Zākānī), was a poet of the Mongol era, regarded as one of the best satirists in Persian literature.
Ubayd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab (Arabic: عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنُ الْخَطَّاب, romanized: ʿUbayd Allāh ibn ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb; died summer 657) was a son of Caliph Umar (r. 634–644).
Ubayd Haider was a Fijian professional boxer who competed between 2019 and 2024. The self-styled "Prince of Fiji", in 2024, he held the Fijian Super featherweight title.
Amr Ibn Ubayd ibn Bāb (Arabic: عمرو بن عبيد بن باب, died 761) was one of the earliest leaders in the "rationalist" theological movement of the Mu'tazilis, literally 'those who withdraw themselves' – which was founded by Wasil ibn Ata (died 749). Of Iranian descent, he was a student of the famous early theologian Hasan al-Basri, and led the Mutazilis during the early years of the Abbasid caliphate.