Zaida

Meaning: Possibly to grow
Origin: Arabic — Used in Spanish, possibly a feminine form of Zayd

Girl's name · #2932 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Zaida is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1881, when it ranked #826. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 3,900 girls since 1881, ranked #2932 today.

Across the states

See where Zaida is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Zaida ranks in other countries and regions.

#677 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,711 in Austria (2025) · #5,927 in England & Wales (2025) · #7,410 in France (2025) · #23,752 in Italy (2024) · #3,290 in Canada (2023) · #704 in Puerto Rico (1999).

Famous Zaidas

Zaida Catalán — Swedish politician (1980–2017)
Zaida of Seville — Eleventh century Iberian Muslim refugee and royal mistress
Zaida Ben-Yusuf — American photographer (1869–1933)
Zaida Bergroth — Finnish film director (born 1977)
Zaida Rovira — Ombudsman and minister in Ecuador (born c. 1969)

In stories & tradition

Zaida — Operatic character in the opera Il turco in Italia by Gioachino Rossini; a Turk

What Zaidas become

Among 32 notable people named Zaida:

No single standout — notable Zaidas spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Zayda (#2997), Zaida would rank around #1769 with about 110 births last year — the newborns split about 51/49 between Zaida and Zayda.

Similar names: Zayda · Hala · Saira · Ayda · Roxy · Sena

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