Yazeed
A masculine Arabic name derived from "yazid" meaning "to increase" or "to grow".
Name Census estimates that about 434 living Americans carry the first name Yazeed. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yazeed today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yazeed births was 2014 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yazeed. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Yazeed with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
434
~ 1 in 789,757 Americans
Peak year
2014
25 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,427
Tracked since 1986
Census
Yazeed in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 447 people with the first name Yazeed, which placed it at #22,320 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#22,320
National first-name rank
People counted
447
447 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
71.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yazeed
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yazeed is White at 71.4%. The next largest groups are Black (14.8%) and Two or More Races (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yazeed described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yazeed at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White71.4% · 319
- Black or African American14.8% · 66
- Two or more races6.7% · 30
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 5
Popularity
Yazeed: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yazeed from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 181 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yazeed remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yazeed by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yazeed during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yazeeds live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yazeed
The name Yazeed is derived from the Arabic root word yazida, which means "to increase" or "to augment." Its origins can be traced back to the 7th century Arabian Peninsula, where it was commonly used by the nomadic Arab tribes that inhabited the region.
In Islamic history, the name Yazeed holds significant importance. It is associated with Yazeed ibn Mu'awiya, the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, who ruled from 680 to 683 CE. His controversial reign was marked by the tragic events of Karbala, where Hussain ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was martyred along with his family and companions.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Yazeed was Yazeed ibn al-Muhallab, a prominent Arab general who lived during the 7th and 8th centuries CE. He played a crucial role in the Muslim conquests, leading armies in the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate across Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
Another notable figure was Yazeed ibn Usaid al-Sulami, a companion of Prophet Muhammad and a renowned scholar of hadith (prophetic traditions). He lived in the 7th century CE and is remembered for his contributions to the preservation and transmission of Islamic teachings.
In the realm of literature, Yazeed ibn Mufarrigh al-Himyari was a celebrated Arab poet who lived during the 8th century CE. He is known for his eloquent verses and his influence on the development of Arabic poetry.
During the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled from 750 to 1258 CE, Yazeed ibn Mansur al-Nahrawani was a prominent scholar and jurist. He made significant contributions to the field of Islamic jurisprudence and is regarded as one of the leading figures in the Hanafi school of Islamic law.
Throughout history, the name Yazeed has been carried by many other notable individuals, including scholars, poets, rulers, and military leaders, reflecting its deep-rooted cultural and historical significance in the Arab and Islamic world.
People
Yazeed + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yazeed as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yazeed: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yazeed?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 434 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yazeed going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 789,757 US residents.
Is Yazeed a common name?
We classify Yazeed as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 439 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yazeed most popular?
The single biggest year for Yazeed was 2014, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yazeed is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yazeed in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 447 people with the name Yazeed, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,320 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yazeed in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yazeed?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yazeed appears almost entirely male. Of the 446 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yazeed?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yazeed is White at 71.4%. The next largest groups are Black (14.8%) and Two or More Races (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yazeed most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Yazeed in the 2020 Census, accounting for 71.4% (319 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yazeed in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yazeed a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yazeed in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yazeed still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yazeed in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yazeed can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Yazeed?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.