Ziyad is a distinctive choice, ranked #782 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ziyad in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#782
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About the Name Ziyad
Ziyad is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 270 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #874 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ziyad is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ziyad in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ziyad
Ziyad Manasir — Ziyad Manasir is a Jordanian-born Russian entrepreneur and businessman.
Ziyad Al-Johani — Ziyad Mubarak Eid Al-Marwani Al-Johani is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Ahli and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Ziyad Baha — Ziyad Baha Abelhadj is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Betis.
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 Ziyad
Unlikely. With around 42 UK babies named Ziyad per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ziyad in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ziyad is at its highest recorded position — #782 in 2025, with 42 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,150.
Ziyad 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 Ziyad include: Ziyad Manasir, Ziyad Al-Johani and Ziyad Baha. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ziyad does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ziyads in the wild.
42
UK babies named Ziyad (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 368 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ziyad
Almost certainly the only Ziyad in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ziyad
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ziyad Mubarak Eid Al-Marwani Al-Johani is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Ahli and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Kumayl ibn Ziyad al-Nakha'i (Arabic: كُمَيْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ النَّخْعِيُّ, romanized: Kumayl ibn Ziyād al-Nakhaʿī), born Kūmayl ibn Ziyād al-Nakhaʿī al-Madhḥijī was a prominent Tabi'un and a close companion of the first Shia Imam and fourth Rashidun caliph, Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Ziyad Al-Aly is an American physician and clinical epidemiologist who is currently Director of the Clinical Epidemiology Center and Chief of the Research and Development at the Veterans Affairs St.