Girls' name · since 1982
Zenayda
73 babies named Zenayda in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
73 girls have been named Zenayda since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenayda has been recorded 73 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1982 to 2023.
- #30,737 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 73 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenayda ranks #30,737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zenayda's 73 recorded births place it above 57.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zenayda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zenayda splits its recorded history at 2014: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zenayda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2023
- Peak year (2019)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Zenayda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (29 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Zenayda's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Zenayda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Zenayda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zenayda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1982–2023 (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 Zenayda 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.