How Many People Are Named Zaida?
An estimated 3,502 people in the United States have the first name Zaida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Zaida peaked in popularity in 2011 with 114 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaida as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zaida paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,502
About 1 in 97,874 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2011
114 births
Total Registered
3,871
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaida
Zaida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,871 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zaida as a female name
Ranked #2,478 in 2024
73 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (114 births)
Zaida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaida span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 896 babies were registered. While Zaida is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zaida by Decade
How has Zaida tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zaida by State
Birth registrations for Zaida span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Minnesota, Massachusetts. On average, about 95 Zaidas were registered per state.
Zaida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zaida
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zaida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaida?
We estimate approximately 3,502 people named Zaida are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 97,874 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaida a common name?
Zaida is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,871 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaida most popular?
Zaida reached peak popularity in 2011, when 114 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaida is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaida a female name?
Zaida is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaida Smith, Zaida Johnson, Zaida Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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