Meaning in the sources
Source-reportedMeaning: “increase”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
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- Wikipedia (ar): زيد (اسم)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“increase”
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01 / Meaning & origin
זייד is recorded in Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Christian Arabs (נוצרים-ערבים) (release 391/2025, table 1) (1949–2024), in Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Druze (דרוזים) (release 391/2025, table 1) (1949–2024) and in Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Muslims (מוסלמים) (release 391/2025, table 1) (1949–2024), with published male counts; no dictionary entry is in our sources yet. Arabic Wikipedia gives the meaning “increase”.
Meaning: “increase”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Muslims (מוסלמים) (release 391/2025, table 1), 2024: 98 male (rank 34).
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03 / By the numbers
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1949–2024 Spelling: זייד
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Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel · Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Muslims (מוסלמים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed). Thousands separators in the total column are removed when parsing.
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| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1951 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1952 | 5 | 115 | observed |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1955 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1956 | 6 | 121 | observed |
| 1957 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1959 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1960 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1961 | 5 | 169 | observed |
| 1962 | 5 | 186 | observed |
| 1963 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1964 | 5 | 199 | observed |
| 1965 | 5 | 209 | observed |
| 1966 | 9 | 158 | observed |
| 1967 | 6 | 190 | observed |
| 1968 | 5 | 207 | observed |
| 1969 | 5 | 223 | observed |
| 1970 | 10 | 153 | observed |
| 1971 | 7 | 200 | observed |
| 1972 | 7 | 209 | observed |
| 1973 | 8 | 197 | observed |
| 1974 | 6 | 228 | observed |
| 1975 | 6 | 223 | observed |
| 1976 | 11 | 153 | observed |
| 1977 | 12 | 142 | observed |
| 1978 | 13 | 133 | observed |
| 1979 | 13 | 140 | observed |
| 1980 | 12 | 146 | observed |
| 1981 | 5 | 233 | observed |
| 1982 | 11 | 155 | observed |
| 1983 | 10 | 166 | observed |
| 1984 | 16 | 117 | observed |
| 1985 | 18 | 106 | observed |
| 1986 | 10 | 167 | observed |
| 1987 | 15 | 128 | observed |
| 1988 | 20 | 112 | observed |
| 1989 | 19 | 124 | observed |
| 1990 | 12 | 166 | observed |
| 1991 | 16 | 149 | observed |
| 1992 | 22 | 128 | observed |
| 1993 | 18 | 144 | observed |
| 1994 | 22 | 129 | observed |
| 1995 | 12 | 187 | observed |
| 1996 | 24 | 119 | observed |
| 1997 | 26 | 119 | observed |
| 1998 | 35 | 100 | observed |
| 1999 | 21 | 146 | observed |
| 2000 | 37 | 93 | observed |
| 2001 | 44 | 85 | observed |
| 2002 | 49 | 75 | observed |
| 2003 | 60 | 58 | observed |
| 2004 | 45 | 81 | observed |
| 2005 | 79 | 37 | observed |
| 2006 | 73 | 39 | observed |
| 2007 | 62 | 49 | observed |
| 2008 | 66 | 47 | observed |
| 2009 | 88 | 36 | observed |
| 2010 | 81 | 39 | observed |
| 2011 | 80 | 38 | observed |
| 2012 | 94 | 33 | observed |
| 2013 | 99 | 31 | observed |
| 2014 | 68 | 48 | observed |
| 2015 | 81 | 34 | observed |
| 2016 | 79 | 44 | observed |
| 2017 | 77 | 48 | observed |
| 2018 | 91 | 39 | observed |
| 2019 | 97 | 36 | observed |
| 2020 | 99 | 32 | observed |
| 2021 | 101 | 36 | observed |
| 2022 | 81 | 45 | observed |
| 2023 | 95 | 39 | observed |
| 2024 | 98 | 34 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “זייד” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2025-12-08 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted)
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Muslims (מוסלמים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Druze (דרוזים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Christian Arabs (נוצרים-ערבים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
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