Zahida
Zahida is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
- Urdu
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Zahida
American parents first put Zahida on the record books as a baby girl name in 1980, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 6 Zahidas were born — ranking #13,458 that year. About 42% of every Zahida on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Zahida last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 26 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.