Zaidan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1952 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Zaidan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1952
About the Name Zaidan
Zaidan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 229 places in five years. It was most popular in 2016 at #1187 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2000.
Zaidan 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 Zaidan
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Zaidan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zaidan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zaidan has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 229 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1187 in 2016. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Zaidan 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.
Notable people named Zaidan include: Jalil Zaidan — Jalil Zaidan is an Iraqi football goalkeeper who played for the national team in the 1996 Asian Cup.; Abdallah Elias Zaidan — Abdallah Elias Zaidan, LM (Arabic: الياس عبدالله زيدان) born on March 10, 1963, in Kosaybé, Lebanon) is a Lebanese Catholic prelate and member of the Maronite...; Hashim Zaidan — Hashim Zaidan Zaidan (Arabic: هاشم زيدان زيدان) is a Qatari professional basketball player..
Zaidan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Zaidans in the wild.
12
UK babies named Zaidan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 229 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zaidan
Likely around 1 other Zaidan in the class
UK Popularity (2000–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Zaidan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Abdallah Elias Zaidan, LM (Arabic: الياس عبدالله زيدان) born on March 10, 1963, in Kosaybé, Lebanon) is a Lebanese Catholic prelate and member of the Maronite Church who has served as the Eparch of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles since 2013. He is a member of the Kreimists.
Faiq Zaidan al-Aboudi is an Iraqi judge and professor who has been the president of the Federal Court of Cassation since 2016. He assumed the position of president of the Supreme Judicial Council in 2017.
Ahmad Muaffaq Zaidan is a Pakistani-Syrian journalist, Al Jazeera Columnist, and media advisor to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Ahmad Muaffaq Zaidan gained notability for being one of the few journalists to interview Osama bin Laden before the Sept.
Abdul Karim Zaidan (Arabic: عبد الكريم زيدان) was an Iraqi politician who formerly served as the Minister of State for Waqf Affairs. He also was chairman for the Muslim Brotherhood division in Iraq.