Zaydan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1282 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Zaydan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1282
About the Name Zaydan
Zaydan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 231 places in five years. It was most popular in 2017 at #906 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2002.
Zaydan 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 Zaydan
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Zaydan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zaydan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zaydan has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 231 places in the last five years. Its peak was #906 in 2017. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Zaydan 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 Zaydan include: Zaydan Bello — Zaydan Bello is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian Second Division side Alta.; Hasan Zaydan — Hasan Zaydan is an Iraqi politician and a former member of the Iraqi National Assembly with the Iraqi National Dialogue Front..
Zaydan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Zaydans in the wild.
21
UK babies named Zaydan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 231 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zaydan
Likely around 1 other Zaydan in the class
UK Popularity (2002–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Zaydan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Zaydan Bello is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian Second Division side Alta. He hast previously played for Minnesota United 2, the reserve team of Major League Soccer club Minnesota United.
Muhammad Husayn Zaydan (Arabic: محمد حسين زيدان) was a Saudi historian, poet, and philosopher born in Medina in 1906. Muhammad first learned how to read in al-Haraj market, then went to school in the Yanbu sea area.
Hasan Zaydan is an Iraqi politician and a former member of the Iraqi National Assembly with the Iraqi National Dialogue Front. He led the National Front for a Free and United Iraq, which joined with other Sunni Arab parties to form the Iraqi National Dialogue Front prior to the December 2005 elections.