Recorded 1980–2023 Girls' name Peak 2021 26 births

Zahida — girls' name

26 babies named Zahida in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s52010s52020s11
2020s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Zahida was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

6 babies were named Zahida in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zahida

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Zahida between 1980 and 2023, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zahida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zahida performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zahida shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zahida in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 26 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zahida at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

26

Since 1980

44 years of records

Peak year

2021

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1980

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zahida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1980

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
6
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4.555.566.5 20232021201620091980 5

Zahida by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
11 births that decade — 42% of Zahida's all-time total
1980s52000s52010s52020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zahida?
26 babies have been named Zahida since 1980. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2021 with 6 births.
When was Zahida most popular?
Zahida was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Zahida been used?
Zahida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 44 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zahida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zahra, Zahara, Zahira, Zahraa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.