Zaida
Zaida was the 2932nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 826th; the most babies were born in 2011 (114). Over the last ten years it has moved down 615 places. More babies were named Zaida in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,932 girls, down 1,040 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 58girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011114 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,929babies recorded
Zaida popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,932 | 58 |
| 2020 | #1,892 | 102 |
| 2010 | #1,958 | 103 |
| 2000 | #2,373 | 66 |
| 1990 | #3,521 | 31 |
| 1980 | #3,505 | 24 |
| 1970 | #2,521 | 30 |
| 1960 | #2,902 | 19 |
| 1950 | #3,233 | 12 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #5,243 | 5 |
| 1920 | #3,953 | 8 |
| 1910 | #2,786 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zaida, counting every spelling?
Zaida is a spelling of Zayda, a name family that ranked #1,597 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,932 for Zaida on its own. Together these spellings went to 114 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zayda | 56 | #2,997 | 388 |
| Zaida | 58 | #2,932 | 380 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zaida?
58 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaida (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zaida born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 144 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaida.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaida?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Zaida are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 12 and 37. That makes Zaida mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zaida by state
How common Zaida was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Zaida
How popular is the name Zaida?
Zaida was the 2932nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 826th; the most babies were born in 2011 (114). Over the last ten years it has moved down 615 places. More babies were named Zaida in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Zaida a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zaida in the US.
Where is Zaida most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaida was most common in Texas (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Minnesota.