Recorded 1969–1981 Girls' name Peak 1969 26 births

Zobeida — girls' name

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.

1960s101970s51980s11
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Zobeida was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

10 babies were named Zobeida in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zobeida

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Zobeida between 1969 and 1981, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zobeida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zobeida performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zobeida shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zobeida in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zobeida in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 26 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zobeida at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

26

Since 1969

13 years of records

Peak year

1969

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1969

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1981

Zobeida popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1969)
10
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 1981198019791969 10

Zobeida by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 42% of Zobeida's all-time total
1960s101970s51980s11

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?
26 babies have been named Zobeida since 1969. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1969 with 10 births.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.