Girls' name · since 1969

Zobeida

26 babies named Zobeida in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#42,992 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 1969
1980s
peak decade

Zobeida sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 26 recorded since 1969.

Zobeida has 26 recorded births among girls since 1969, 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 1969 to 1981.

  • #42,992 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 26 born since 1969
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zobeida ranks #42,992 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.

#42,992 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 1969
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Zobeida's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

Zobeida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Zobeida's full recorded timeline at 1980, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Zobeida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1981

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1969)
10
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4681012 1969197919801981 6

Zobeida by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 42% of the file).

1980s was Zobeida's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Zobeida births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Zobeida by state

Where Zobeida concentrates geographically, total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zobeida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 19.2%
New York share of Zobeida's total US births 19.2%

5 of 26 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zobeida?
Zobeida has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 1969, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #42,992 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1981. 10 babies were born in 1969, its single highest year.
Where does Zobeida sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zobeida ranks #42,992 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zobeida most popular?
Zobeida was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Zobeida most popular?
The top states for the name Zobeida are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Zobeida been used?
Zobeida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 13 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Zobeida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zobia. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Zobeida's data

  • New York records the most Zobeidas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

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 Zobeida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1969–1981 (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 Zobeida 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.