Total births
44
Girls' name · since 1978
Zeida
Zeida has 44 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 44
- total births
- 1978–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Zeida is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 44 have been recorded since 1978.
Zeida has 44 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2022.
- 44 total births
- 1978–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
44 girls have been named Zeida since 1978, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.
- 44
- total births
- 1978–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Zeida was born in this single decade.
2005
Single peak year
9 babies were named Zeida in 2005 - its busiest year on record.
Zeida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zeida's full recorded timeline at 2005, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zeida at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2005
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Zeida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2022
- Peak year (2005)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Zeida by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Zeida's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Zeida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zeida? ▼
Zeida has been given to 44 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 9 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
When was Zeida most popular? ▼
Zeida was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Zeida been used? ▼
Records for Zeida go back to 1978, giving 45 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Zeida? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zeinab, Zeina, Zeidy, Zeila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Zeida's data
- Zeida's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Zeida
Nearby Names Like Zeida
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zeida
Zeinab Girl
#5071 1,292 births
Zeina Girl
#2447 1,197 births
Zeidy Girl
#12732 131 births
Zeila Girl
#16080 74 births
Zeilani Girl
#6390 68 births
Compare Zeida side by side: Zeida vs Zeinab Zeida vs Zeina Zeida vs Zeidy
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zeida: Baby Name Since 1978 - 44 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zeida. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zeida 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 July 2026.