How rare is the name Zenaida?

11,715 people in the United States have the first name Zenaida, about 1 in 25,782. It ranks #2,233 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

ZENAIDA

#2,233

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
11,715
About
1 in 25,782
This common or more
79%
Who bears it

Of the 11,715 people named Zenaida, 58.5% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 38.4% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 1.5% as White. Virtually all are female (99.8%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Zenaida peaked in 2023, when 76 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19132025
Peak year
2023
Births that year
76
In 2025*
43 ▼43%
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 2,972 babies have been given the name since 1913. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Zenaida by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1960s, when it ranked #3,402. The largest share of babies named Zenaida, 21%, were born in 2013 or later.

1910s#6,88234
1920s#5,37399
1930s#5,79766
1940s#5,39788
1950s#4,236176
1960s#3,402314
1970s#3,432393
1980s#4,581325
1990s#5,169378
2000s#6,499376
2010s#6,820378
2020s#5,099345
Greatest Generation 1901–273.7%
Silent Generation 1928–454.2%
Baby boom 1946–6412.9%
Generation X 1965–8019.9%
Millennials 1981–9618.5%
Generation Z 1997–1219.9%
2013 and later21%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Zenaida is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Zenaida has been most common in Texas (4.3×), California (3.7×), and New York (2.7×), and least common in Florida (0.66×).

1,412 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Zenaida

#2,231 Cori · 11,717#2,231 Reggie · 11,717#2,234 Kacey · 11,711#2,235 Anaya · 11,706

Spelled almost the same

7 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Zenaida, most common first.

#20,543 Zenaido · 502#21,819 Zeneida · 462#26,764 Zenda · 346#31,941 Zenayda · 266#42,480 Zenida · 169#44,535 Zenita · 155#49,014 Zenaide · 128

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