How Many People Are Named Zaidah?
An estimated 43 people in the United States have the first name Zaidah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Zaidah peaked in popularity in 2023 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaidah 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 Zaidah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zaidah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
43
About 1 in 7,971,031 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2023
8 births
Total Registered
43
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaidah
Zaidah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 43 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zaidah as a female name
Ranked #12,147 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (8 births)
Zaidah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaidah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 23 babies were registered. While Zaidah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zaidah by Decade
How has Zaidah 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.
Zaidah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaidah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zaidah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaidah?
We estimate approximately 43 people named Zaidah 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 7,971,031 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaidah a common name?
Zaidah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaidah most popular?
Zaidah reached peak popularity in 2023, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaidah is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaidah a female name?
Zaidah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaidah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaidah Smith, Zaidah Johnson, Zaidah 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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