Zahida
Zahida is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Zahida
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zahida is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Zahida
Zahida first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 6 Zahidas were born — ranking #13,458 that year. As of 2026, Zahida ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 26 Zahidas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zahida
Zahida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 26 births in the dataset. Zahida's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #13,458. Use the chart and map above to compare Zahida's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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