Girls' name · since 1956
Zayda
Zayda has 2,305 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,972 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,305
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zayda is the #2972 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,305 recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayda has been recorded 2,305 times among girls since 1956, currently ranked #2972 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #4,283 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,972 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,305 born since 1956
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayda ranks #4,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,972 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,305 born since 1956, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,972 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,305
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zayda's 2,305 recorded births place it above 94.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zayda compares
2,305 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Zayda's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zayda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,305 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 109 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zayda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zayda's full recorded timeline at 2005, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 109 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zayda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Zayda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (915 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Zayda's strongest decade.
915 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Zayda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 165
1990s
165 births
- 2000s
2000s
692 births
- 2010s
2010s
915 births
- 2020s
2020s
497 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 915 births (40% of all-time use).
How Zayda 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 Zayda's total volume
Zayda by state
Where Zayda concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 352 | 15.3% |
| #2 | California | | 255 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 68 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 31 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 28 | 1.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 21 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 18 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 17 | 0.7% |
352 of 2,305 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Zayda appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zayda's data
- Zayda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (915 total births) through the 2020s (497) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zaydas (352 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 Zayda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Zayda 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.