Zayda
Zayda was the 2997th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1817th with 109 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,090 places. More babies were named Zayda in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,997 girls, down 1,180 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020109 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,305babies recorded
Zayda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,997 | 56 |
| 2020 | #1,817 | 109 |
| 2010 | #2,587 | 71 |
| 2000 | #3,270 | 42 |
| 1990 | #10,188 | 8 |
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How popular is Zayda, counting every spelling?
Zayda is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,597 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,997 for Zayda 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 Zayda?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zayda (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zayda 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 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zayda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zayda?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Zayda are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 20. That makes Zayda 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.
Zayda by state
How common Zayda 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 Zayda
How popular is the name Zayda?
Zayda was the 2997th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1817th with 109 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,090 places. More babies were named Zayda in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zayda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zayda in the US.
Where is Zayda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zayda was most common in Alabama (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.