Boys' name · since 1972
Zeyad
Zeyad has 544 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,501 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,086 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zeyad currently ranks #5086 among boys' names in America, with 544 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Zeyad recorded 544 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #5086 nationally today, ahead of 63% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #7,501 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,086 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 544 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeyad ranks #7,501 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,086 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 544 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,501 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,086 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zeyad's 544 recorded births place it above 83.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Zeyad compares
544 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Zeyad's all-time total is 47% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zeyad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 544 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zeyad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zeyad's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zeyad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Zeyad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (215 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Zeyad's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Zeyad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
215 births
- 2020s
2020s
118 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 215 births (40% of all-time use).
How Zeyad compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Zeyad's total volume
Zeyad by state
Where Zeyad concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 28 | 5.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
28 of 544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Zeyad's data
- Zeyad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (215 total births) through the 2020s (118) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zeyads (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Zeyad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
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, 1972–2025 (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 Zeyad 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.