Zenaida
Zenaida, Zenaide (Italian), Zénaïde (French), or Zinaida, from Greek: Ζηναΐς meaning "dedicated to Zeus".
Meaning & Origin of Zenaida
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zenaida, Zenaide (Italian), Zénaïde (French), or Zinaida, from Greek: Ζηναΐς meaning "dedicated to Zeus".
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The Story of Zenaida
Zenaida first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1913, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 76 Zenaidas were born — ranking #2,372 that year. As of 2026, Zenaida ranks #2,896 for baby girls with 58 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Zenaidas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zenaida
Zenaida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Zenaida's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,709. Use the chart and map above to compare Zenaida'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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