Girls' name · since 1954

Zonda

Zonda has 49 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1967 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

49
total births
1954–1971
years on record
1960s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade

Zonda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 49 have been recorded since 1954.

Zonda has 49 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1971.

  • 49 total births
  • 1954–1971 years on record
  • 1960s peak decade
  • 51% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

49 girls have been named Zonda since 1954, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1971.

49
total births
1954–1971
years on record
1960s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Zonda was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

8 babies were named Zonda in 1967 - its busiest year on record.

Zonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Zonda's full recorded timeline at 1961, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Zonda at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

49

Since 1954

18 years of records

Peak year

1967

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1954

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1971

Zonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1971

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1967)
8
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
456789 19541956195719601961196319671971 6

Zonda by decade

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

1960s was Zonda's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Zonda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 25 births (51% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zonda?
49 babies have been named Zonda since 1954. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1967 with 8 births.
When was Zonda most popular?
Zonda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Zonda been used?
Records for Zonda go back to 1954, giving 18 years of history through 1971.
What names are similar to Zonda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zona, Zonia, Zondra, Zonnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Zonda's data

  • Zonda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • 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.

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, 1954–1971 (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. "Zonda: Baby Name Since 1954 - 49 Births, Peak 1967." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zonda. 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 Zonda 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.