Boys' name · since 2011
Zayid
Zayid has 43 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zayid sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 43 recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Zayid recorded 43 times among boys since 2011, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2011 to 2023.
- #23,287 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 43 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayid ranks #23,287 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zayid's 43 recorded births place it above 48.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zayid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zayid splits its recorded history at 2014: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zayid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2023
- Peak year (2019)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Zayid by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (29 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Zayid's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Zayid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Zayid's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2020s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2011–2023 (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 Zayid 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.