How rare is the name Zoraida?

5,648 people in the United States have the first name Zoraida, about 1 in 53,476. It ranks #3,618 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

ZORAIDA

#3,618

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
5,648
About
1 in 53,476
This common or more
82.7%
Who bears it

Of the 5,648 people named Zoraida, 94.7% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 1.3% as White. Virtually all are female (99.8%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Zoraida peaked in 1961, when 62 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19182025
Peak year
1961
Births that year
62
In 2025*
6 ▼90%
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 2,092 babies have been given the name since 1918. 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.

Zoraida by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1960s, when it ranked #2,451. The largest share of babies named Zoraida, 34.3%, were born between 1965 and 1980, Generation X's birth years.

1910s#10,9266
1930s#9,68114
1940s#11,5289
1950s#3,519250
1960s#2,451554
1970s#3,370405
1980s#4,484334
1990s#7,451225
2000s#13,610131
2010s#15,783110
2020s#17,26054
Greatest Generation 1901–270.3%
Silent Generation 1928–450.7%
Baby boom 1946–6425.9%
Generation X 1965–8034.3%
Millennials 1981–9622.8%
Generation Z 1997–1210.3%
2013 and later5.8%

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 Zoraida is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Zoraida has been most common in New York (8×), New Jersey (3.2×), and Illinois (1.7×), and least common in Texas (0.9×).

1,178 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.

Exactly as common as Zoraida

1 other first name also has 5,648 people.

#3,618 Marnie · 5,648

Either side of Zoraida

#3,617 Iesha · 5,650#3,618 Marnie · 5,648#3,620 Mellisa · 5,645#3,621 Jalyn · 5,644

Spelled almost the same

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

#26,250 Zorayda · 356#43,957 Zorida · 159

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