Zahid

Zahid was the #3,128 boys' name in the US in 2025 (38 babies), and #3,256 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Zahid as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Zahid as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Zahid as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,128 (38)#3,256 (6)—#2,269 (8)
2024#2,674 (49)#2,672 (8)—#1,764 (11)
2023#2,575 (51)#2,547 (8)——
2022#2,243 (64)#2,166 (10)—#2,493 (6)
2021#2,439 (55)#2,493 (8)——
2020#2,392 (55)#1,825 (12)—#2,197 (7)
2019#2,808 (44)#1,986 (11)——
2018#2,635 (47)#3,412 (5)—#2,403 (6)
2017#3,781 (28)#2,512 (8)——
2016#4,098 (25)#1,903 (12)——
2015#3,231 (35)#1,786 (13)——
2014#4,392 (22)#1,560 (15)——
2013#3,864 (26)#2,954 (6)——
2012#3,231 (34)#2,721 (7)——
2011#3,306 (33)#1,909 (11)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #2,243.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1978.

How common is it?

about 1 in 45,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Zahid is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 46,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 36,000 to 1 in 59,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Zahid by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,582CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Zahid (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2178

Zahid (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ZahidCanadaBoys#2,2698
ZahidEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
ZahidScotlandBoys—too few
ZahidUSBoys#3,12838