Zaid is a distinctive choice, ranked #376 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Zaid in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#376
US Rank #677
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About the Name Zaid
Zaid is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #434. The name has climbed 110 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Zaid is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Zaid in their class.
In the US it sits at #662 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Zaid
Zaid Qunbar — Zaid Qunbar is a Palestinian footballer who plays as an attacker for Kuwait Premier League club Al-Arabi and the Palestine national football team.
Mabrouk Zaid — Mabrouk Zaid is a Saudi Arabian former association football player who last played as a goalkeeper for Al-Ittihad.
Zaid Tahseen — Zaid Tahseen Abd Zaid Hantoosh is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a center back for Pakhtakor in the Uzbekistan Super League and the Iraq national team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Zaid
Unlikely. With around 110 UK babies named Zaid per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zaid in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zaid is at its highest recorded position — #376 in 2025, with 110 births. In 2020 it ranked #544.
Zaid is more popular in the UK (#434) than in the US (#662). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Zaid include: Zaid Qunbar, Mabrouk Zaid and Zaid Tahseen. Short summaries for each appear below.
Zaid ranks #662 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
110
UK babies named Zaid (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 168 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zaid
Almost certainly the only Zaid in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Zaid
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Zaid Tahseen Abd Zaid Hantoosh is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a center back for Pakhtakor in the Uzbekistan Super League and the Iraq national team.
Datuk Mohd Zaid bin Ibrahim is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Legal Affairs and Judicial Reform.
Zaid Kilani was a Jordanian physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology and founder and director of Farah Maternity Hospital in Amman, and a member of the Jordanian Senate.