71%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English (Modern) Pronounced Pron. SLAYD [key·IPA] Meaning & History From an English surname that was derived from Old English slæd meaning "valley". PopularityDetails Last ranked #982 in 2010 United States People think this name isRate·Details modern mature informal urban devious strong rough strange serious Categories bands, Christmas, DC Comics characters, isograms, landforms, modern English, Shining characters, surnames