Ziad is an Arabic name, a form of Ziyad, and means "growth" or "abundance", from the same root as Zaid. It is widespread across the Arab world, from Lebanon to Morocco, and in the United States it is chosen mainly by Arab American families. Ziad stood at number 3763 in 2000, reached its best rank of 2617 in 2001 and stands at number 2940 in 2025.