Fun Facts About the Name Zeid
- 97 babies named Zeid: U.S. records list 97 babies given the name Zeid from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zeid Mean?
Zeid is an Arabic masculine name meaning "increase" or "growth." It comes from the Arabic root z-y-d (ز-ي-د), which carries the sense of adding, increasing, or becoming more. The name is written in Arabic as زيد and is usually transliterated as Zayd or Zaid; Zeid is one of several Latin-alphabet spellings, not a separate name with a different origin. The literal sense is increase or abundance, and that is the name's established meaning.
Zeid Name History & Origins
The spelling Zeid represents the Arabic name زيد, conventionally rendered in English as Zayd or Zaid. The name was in use in Arabia before the rise of Islam. Early Islamic biographical tradition records Zayd ibn Harithah, born around 581, who was raised in Muhammad's household, became one of the first Muslims, and died at the Battle of Mu'tah in 629. Another early bearer, Zayd ibn Thabit, was a scribe and scholar associated with the collection of the Qur'anic text in the seventh century.
Because the name is written in Arabic script, the forms Zeid, Zayd, and Zaid reflect different transliteration choices rather than separate linguistic histories. The spelling Zeid is used in Arabic-speaking countries and in English-language contexts; it does not have a separate etymology from Zayd. Related spellings are also found in other Muslim communities, but they all point back to the same Arabic name.
How Popular is the Name Zeid?
Zeid has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #7,282 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,987 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #8,280 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #7,282 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #8,876 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #12,131 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #14,231 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #14,048 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #14,337 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #14,594 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2007 | #12,351 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #13,209 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #12,751 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #9,384 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #11,599 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #8,856 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Zeid Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have aspiration and inspiration, hope and guidance. Since you are intuitive and perceptive and you understand human nature. You have the power to achieve. Diplomacy and discretion make you a good mediator. You are inspired, introspective, and have a good understanding of the human heart. You can have the ability to commercialize your artistic talents successfully. You are often a mystery to others and to yourself. You are always reaching for something higher, without exactly knowing what that "higher" is. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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