Girls' name · since 1896
Zeda
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.
- #17,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 255
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Zeda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 255 have been recorded since 1896.
Social Security Administration records show Zeda recorded 255 times among girls since 1896, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2022.
- #17,438 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 255 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeda ranks #17,438 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 255 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 255
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Zeda's 255 recorded births place it above 75.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zeda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zeda splits its recorded history at 1928: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zeda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2022
- Peak year (1926)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Zeda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (86 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Zeda's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Zeda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
67 births
- 1920s
1920s
86 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 86 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zeda's data
- Zeda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Zeda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1896–2022 (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 Zeda 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.