Ziad is a distinctive choice, ranked #2264 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ziad in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2264
About the Name Ziad
Ziad has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 541 places in five years. It was most popular in 2023 at #1533 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ziad 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 Ziad
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Ziad per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ziad in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ziad has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 541 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1533 in 2023. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Ziad 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 Ziad include: Karim Ziad — Karim Ziad is an Algerian musician.; Ziad Bahaa-Eldin — Ziad Ahmed Bahaa-Eldin is an Egyptian economist, commercial lawyer and politician.; Ziad Qadri — Ziad El Kadri (Arabic: زياد القادري) is a Lebanese Sunni politician..
Ziad does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ziads in the wild.
10
UK babies named Ziad (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 541 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ziad
Likely around 1 other Ziad in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ziad
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Karim Ziad is an Algerian musician. A percussionist, drummer, singer and composer, he has been influenced both by other North African musicians and by jazz.
Ziad Samir Jarrah, also known as Ziad al-Jarrah, was a Lebanese terrorist who was a member of al-Qaeda. During the September 11 attacks in 2001, he was one of 19 al-Qaeda members who hijacked four American commercial flights in an attempt to crash them into national landmarks in the country.
Ziad Youssef Fazah is a Liberian-born Lebanese alleged hyperpolyglot. Fazah has claimed to speak 59 languages and maintains that he has proved this in several public appearances in which he supposedly communicated with native speakers of a large number of foreign languages.
Ziad Rahbani was a Lebanese composer, pianist, playwright and political commentator. He was the son of Lebanese singer Fairuz and Lebanese composer Assi Rahbani.
Tawfiq Ziad (Arabic: توفيق زيّاد, romanized: Tawfīq Ziyyād; Hebrew: תאופיק זיאד, romanized: Ta'ufík Ziyád; 7 May 1929 – 5 July 1994), also romanized Tawfik Zayyad or Tawfeeq Ziad, was a Palestinian politician, poet, and activist who served in Israel's Knesset. He is best known for his advocacy on behalf of Palestinian citizens of Israel.
Ziyad Khalaf al-Karbouly, a native of Al-Qa'im, was an Islamist former Iraqi officer and the son of an Iraqi tribal sheikh of the Al-Karabla clan of the Dulaim.
Dr. Ziad Eva Fouad Noujeim is a Lebanese oral surgeon and journalist, who worked as lead anchor at TV stations such as MTV, LBC, OTV, Al Hurra and MashreqTV.