Boys' name · since 2000
Zyad
157 babies named Zyad in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,472 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 157
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zyad sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 157 recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Zyad recorded 157 times among boys since 2000, 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 2000 to 2024.
- #14,472 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 157 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zyad ranks #14,472 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 157 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,472 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 157
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zyad's 157 recorded births place it above 68.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zyad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zyad splits its recorded history at 2011: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zyad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2024
- Peak year (2010)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Zyad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (85 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Zyad's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Zyad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 85 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Zyad's decade-level peak was the 2010s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zyad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2000–2024 (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 Zyad 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.