Zidane is a Berber and Arabic surname from the root zayd, meaning "growth" or "abundance", the same root as Zayd and Ziyad. The French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane, of Algerian Kabyle descent, turned his surname into a first name for boys around the world. In the United States Zidane ranked number 3229 in 2015 and reaches number 2570 in 2025, its best rank so far.