Boys' name · since 2000
Zayed
Zayed has 402 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,004 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,110 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 402
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zayed currently ranks #4110 among boys' names in America, with 402 babies recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Zayed recorded 402 times among boys since 2000, holding rank #4110 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #9,004 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,110 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 402 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayed ranks #9,004 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,110 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 402 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,004 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,110 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 402
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zayed's 402 recorded births place it above 80.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zayed compares
402 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zayed's all-time total is 9% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zayed | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 402 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zayed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zayed splits its recorded history at 2014: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zayed popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Zayed by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (210 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Zayed's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Zayed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 76
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
210 births
- 2020s
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 210 births (52% of all-time use).
Zayed by state
Where Zayed concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 5.2% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 3.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 15 | 3.7% |
21 of 402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Zayed's data
- Zayed's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (210 total births) through the 2020s (116) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zayeds (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zayed: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zayed draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.