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Zaydan

Masculine · “growth”

2002high 2025
#2451 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare55 boys in 2025

Zaydan is built on the Arabic zayd — growth or increase — and Zayd is the only companion named in the Qur'an.

How old is the name Zaydan?

Zaydan first appears in US birth records in 2002 — 23 years ago. The typical Zaydan is a kid of about 7 — this name's wave is very recent. About 700 people named Zaydan are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Zaydan most popular?

Zaydan peaked in 2025, reaching #2451 nationally. Today it ranks #2451, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Zaydan

Zayd ibn Haritha was enslaved as a boy, adopted by the Prophet, and is the only companion named in the Qur'an by name — a distinction that has been much remarked on. The root behind Zayd means increase. Zaydan is a modern form and appears in American records in current use.

Meaning

growth, increase, abundance

From the Arabic zayd, 'growth' or 'increase', from zada, 'to increase', with a nominal ending. Zayd ibn Haritha is the only companion of the Prophet named directly in the Qur'an. The Arabic is documented.

How the name formed

  1. zada
  2. zayd
  3. Zaydan

Related forms: زيدان · Zaidan · Zidane

Pronouncing Zaydan

ZAY-dahn

Two syllables, stress on the first. Arabic stresses the second, zay-DAAN.

Nicknames for Zaydan

Moderate

ZaydThe root, and a name in its own right in Arabic
ZayThe front sound alone, and a short form with real modern currency
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 2002–2025552805520022025

US babies named Zaydan per year from 2002 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#24512000s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
2002
Most boys named
202555 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#2451reached in 2025
Change vs 2024
+19.6%55 in 2025, from 46
Zaydan sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2025, with 55 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Zaydan in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • زيدان in Arabic — transliteration
  • Zaidan in English — spelling variant
  • Zidane in French — related form

Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, New York, California.

Zaydans among us

700

people named Zaydan are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 31,056 born in 2025 was named Zaydan

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Spellings of Zaydan

#2451
Zaydan on the 2025 chart
#858
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Zaydan went to 55 boys in 2025, but Zaidan and Zaydaan are the same name said out loud. Together the 3 spellings went to 70, which makes it the 858th most-given boys’ name of the year — 1,593 places above the chart.

  • Zaydan55
  • Zaidan10
  • Zaydaan5

About 1 boy in 24,401 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 31,056 for Zaydan itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

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Is it right for you

The Evyn test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Zaydan's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Evyn climbed just as high around 2004, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Evyn's path sketches the road Zaydan is walking now.

40%chance Zaydan will feel “very 2020s” by 2040
Zaydan, aligned on its peakEvyn· peak 2004not yet written
#1#10#100#1000peak-20 yrs+20 yrsEvyn · #7066Zaydan today
Zaydan today is about where Evyn stood in 2004 — in its own peak year. By 2019, Evyn had settled around #5095.
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Zaydan sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Zaydan is headed

20022030

US babies named Zaydan per year, 2002 to 2025, with a projection to 2030

Zaydan should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.

Steady-2% by 2030projected around #2,591 in 2030

Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Zaydan beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Zaydan in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Zaydanthis name55#2451Zyir55#2451Keelan55#2451Sebastien55#2451Yuvraj55#2451

US boys given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • That Zayd is the only companion named in the Qur'an is a first-rate fact.
  • Zayd and Zay are two short forms, both with real use.
  • The growth meaning is transparent and warm.
What to consider
  • Arabic and English stress it differently.
  • Zidane is the French form and a famous footballer's surname.
  • It reads as specifically Muslim.

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Frequently asked

How many Zaydans are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 700 people named Zaydan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Zaydan?
Zaydan is the most-used spelling in US records — 55 of the 70 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Zaidan and Zaydaan.
How popular is the name Zaydan in 2025?
Zaydan ranks #2451 among US boy names in 2025, with 55 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Zaydan?
About 1 in every 31,056 US boys born in 2025 was named Zaydan — 55 in all.
Will my child share the name Zaydan with classmates?
Zaydan will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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