Boys' name · since 1976
Ziyad
Ziyad has 1,052 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,973 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,557 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,052
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,052 babies have been named Ziyad since 1976, making it today's #2557 boys' name.
Ziyad has 1,052 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2557 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #4,973 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,557 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,052 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ziyad ranks #4,973 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,557 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,052 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,973 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,557 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,052
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ziyad's 1,052 recorded births place it above 89.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ziyad compares
1,052 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Ziyad's all-time total is 185% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ziyad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,052 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ziyad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ziyad's full recorded timeline at 2005, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ziyad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Ziyad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (443 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Ziyad's strongest decade.
443 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ziyad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 83
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
217 births
- 2010s
2010s
443 births
- 2020s
2020s
265 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 443 births (42% of all-time use).
How Ziyad 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 Ziyad's total volume
Ziyad by state
Where Ziyad concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 67 | 6.4% |
| #2 | California | | 40 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 21 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
67 of 1,052 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Ziyad appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ziyad's data
- Ziyad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (443 total births) through the 2020s (265) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ziyads (67 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ziyad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Ziyad 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.