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Zayed

/ˈzeɪəd/ · 100% boys · 26 born in 2025

Zayed has been given to about 402 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈzeɪəd/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 398
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zayed per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2018 · 33
  • Born in 202526
  • All time402
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Zayed?

Its best year was 2018, when 33 babies were given the name, ranking 3444th. The typical living American called Zayed is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Zayed

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Syed0.73
  2. Jared0.70
  3. Zayd0.71
  4. Jarred0.68
  5. Zaid0.68
  6. Zayden0.65
  7. Sawyer0.62
  8. Zane0.60

Middle names for Zayed

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zayed Thomas0.74
  2. Zayed James0.74
  3. Zayed Cole0.73
  4. Zayed Miles0.73
  5. Zayed Wilder0.72
  6. Zayed Paul0.55

Sibling names for Zayed

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.85
  2. Yahyabrother · 0.84
  3. Bodebrother · 0.84
  4. Seraphinasister · 0.84
  5. Emilianasister · 0.84
  6. Ayaneither · 0.84

Where Zayed is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Zayed Anderson0.73
  2. Zayed Allen0.73
  3. Zayed Adams0.73
  4. Zayed Evans0.70
  5. Zayed Edwards0.70
  6. Zayed Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Zayed

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Zayed across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.