Girls' name · since 1982
Zenida
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Zenida, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #56,945 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Zenida sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1982.
Zenida has 10 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2016.
- #56,945 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenida ranks #56,945 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #56,945 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Zenida's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zenida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zenida's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded.
Zenida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2016
- Peak year (1982)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Zenida by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Zenida's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Zenida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zenida's data
- Zenida's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zenida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1982–2016 (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 Zenida 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.