Zayd is a distinctive choice, ranked #201 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Zayd in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#201
US Rank #684
About the Name Zayd
2024 marks Zayd's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #201. The name has climbed 65 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Zayd is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #684 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Zayd
Unlikely. With around 250 UK babies named Zayd per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zayd in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zayd is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 65 places over the last five years to #201 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Zayd is more popular in the UK (#201) than in the US (#684). 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.
Zayd ranks #684 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
250
UK babies named Zayd (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 65 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zayd
Likely around 1 other Zayd in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Zayd
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Zayd ibn ʿAlī (Arabic: زيد بن علي; 695–740), also spelled Zaid, was the son of Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, and great-grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib. He led an unsuccessful revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate, in which he died.
Atika bint Zayd al-Adawiyya (Arabic: عاتكة بنت زيد, romanized: ʿĀtika bint Zayd) was a 7th-century Islamic scholar and poet. She was a disciple (ṣaḥābiyyah) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Abū Zayd ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Zayd, commonly referred to as Abu Zayd or Abu Zayd Kashani (ابو زید کاشانی), is the most famous potter of medieval Iran, who worked in the two most expensive overglaze techniques, enamel (mina'i) and luster, and left behind the greatest number of signed works. At least 15 tiles and vessels signed by Abu Zayd are known, dated from 26 March 1186 to 1219.
Adi ibn Zayd al-Ibadi al-Tamimi (Arabic: عَدِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ العِبَادِيُّ التَمِيمِيُ, romanized: ʿAdī ibn Zayd al-ʿIbādī al-Tamīmī; c. 550-600) was a 6th-century Arab Christian poet from an Ibadi family of al-Hirah.