MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Zahid mean?
Zahid is an Arabic active form connected with renouncing worldly excess. In Urdu literary language, the word names an ascetic or devoted religious observer.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
زاهد
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
ज़ाहिद
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Zahid in Indian usage
1,303 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 365 |
| 1980s | 500 |
| 1990s | 269 |
| Other decades | 169 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 1,103 |
| Other states | 200 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Zahid / M | 6 | 3,256 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Zahid ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Zahid; Table_6, C3675 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Zahid; Table_6, C3675
- Wiktionary: زاهد ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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