US rank #2460 Girls' name Peak 2011 3,871 births

Zaida — #2460 US girls' name

3,871 babies named Zaida in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2460
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Zaida was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

114 babies were named Zaida in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaida

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,871 babies named Zaida between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaida currently holds the #2460 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 114 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaida performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 896 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Zaida shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 549 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Zaida in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaida 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 3,871 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.

Zaida at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,871

Since 1881

144 years of records

Peak year

2011

114 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,460

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1881

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
114
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
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Zaida by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
896 births that decade — 23% of Zaida's all-time total
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Zaida by state

Where Zaida concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zaida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
549 14.2%
#2 California
475 12.3%
#3 Texas
464 12.0%
#4 Florida
100 2.6%
#5 North Carolina
45 1.2%
#6 Illinois
40 1.0%
#7 Georgia
39 1.0%
#8 Arizona
38 1.0%
New York share of Zaida's total US births 14.2%
Even split

549 of 3,871 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Zaida appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaida?
3,871 babies have been named Zaida since 1881. It currently ranks #2460 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 114 births.
When was Zaida most popular?
Zaida was most popular in the 2000s decade with 896 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Zaida most popular?
The top states for the name Zaida are New York (549 births), California (475 births), Texas (464 births).
How long has the name Zaida been used?
Zaida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 144 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zainab, Zaira, Zaina, Zaire, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1881–2024 (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.