Recorded 2006–2023 Girls' name Peak 2023 43 births

Zaidah — girls' name

43 babies named Zaidah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s232020s15
2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Zaidah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

8 babies were named Zaidah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaidah

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Zaidah between 2006 and 2023, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaidah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaidah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zaidah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaidah 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 43 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.

Zaidah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

43

Since 2006

18 years of records

Peak year

2023

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2006

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zaidah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2006

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 2023202120152014201220112006 5

Zaidah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
23 births that decade — 53% of Zaidah's all-time total
2000s52010s232020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaidah?
43 babies have been named Zaidah since 2006. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 8 births.
When was Zaidah most popular?
Zaidah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Zaidah been used?
Zaidah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 18 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zaidah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zainab, Zaira, Zaida, Zaina, 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, 2006–2023 (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.