Girls' name · since 1880
Zada
3,108 babies named Zada in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,662 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,108
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,108 babies have been named Zada since 1880, making it today's #4662 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zada recorded 3,108 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #4662 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,532 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,662 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,108 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zada ranks #3,532 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,662 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,108 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,662 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,108
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zada's 3,108 recorded births place it above 95.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zada compares
3,108 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zada's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zada | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,108 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 96 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zada's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zada splits its recorded history at 1940: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 96 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zada popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Zada by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (704 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Zada's strongest decade.
704 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Zada births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 111
1880s
111 births
- 1890s 165
1890s
165 births
- 1900s 187
1900s
187 births
- 1910s
1910s
321 births
- 1920s
1920s
344 births
- 1930s 234
1930s
234 births
- 1940s 141
1940s
141 births
- 1950s 85
1950s
85 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 104
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
704 births
- 2010s
2010s
510 births
- 2020s 161
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 704 births (23% of all-time use).
How Zada compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zada's total volume
Zada by state
Where Zada concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 138 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 35 | 1.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 28 | 0.9% |
| #4 | California | | 27 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 25 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 21 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 12 | 0.4% |
138 of 3,108 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Zada appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zada's data
- Zada's decade-level peak was the 2000s (704 total births); usage has since declined to 161 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Zadas (138 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zada: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zada draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.