Girls' name · since 1973
Zubaidah
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.
- #56,965 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Zubaidah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zubaidah has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2015.
- #56,965 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zubaidah ranks #56,965 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #56,965 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Zubaidah'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.
Zubaidah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zubaidah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births.
Zubaidah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2015
- Peak year (1973)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Zubaidah by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Zubaidah's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Zubaidah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Zubaidah's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s 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 Zubaidah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1973–2015 (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 Zubaidah 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.