Recorded 1896–2022 Girls' name Peak 1926 255 births

Zeda — girls' name

255 babies named Zeda in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s671920s861930s221940s221950s142000s272010s62020s6
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Zeda was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

14 babies were named Zeda in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeda

The Social Security Administration has registered 255 babies named Zeda between 1896 and 2022, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zeda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Zeda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeda 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 255 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.

Zeda at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

255

Since 1896

127 years of records

Peak year

1926

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1896

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2022

Zeda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1896

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1926)
14
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
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Zeda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
86 births that decade — 34% of Zeda's all-time total
1890s51910s671920s861930s221940s221950s142000s272010s62020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeda?
255 babies have been named Zeda since 1896. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1926 with 14 births.
When was Zeda most popular?
Zeda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Zeda been used?
Zeda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 127 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Zeda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zeddie. 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, 1896–2022 (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.