Recorded 1973–2015 Girls' name Peak 1973 10 births

Zubaidah — girls' name

10 babies named Zubaidah in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52010s5
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Zubaidah was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

5 babies were named Zubaidah in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zubaidah

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Zubaidah between 1973 and 2015, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zubaidah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zubaidah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zubaidah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zubaidah 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 10 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.

Zubaidah at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

10

Since 1973

43 years of records

Peak year

1973

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1973

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2015

Zubaidah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1973

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1973)
5
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
5 20151973 5

Zubaidah by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
5 births that decade — 50% of Zubaidah's all-time total
1970s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zubaidah?
10 babies have been named Zubaidah since 1973. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1973 with 5 births.
When was Zubaidah most popular?
Zubaidah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Zubaidah been used?
Zubaidah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 43 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Zubaidah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zubaida, Zubie. 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, 1973–2015 (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.