Zubaida
Zubaida is an Arabic (زُبَيْدَة), feminine given name that means "soft-bodied", "like cream", and is also an idiom for prime, originating from the fact that cream is the prime part of the dessert, or the core of something that is growing. It is mostly used in Africa and Asia.
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Zubaida
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zubaida is an Arabic (زُبَيْدَة), feminine given name that means "soft-bodied", "like cream", and is also an idiom for prime, originating from the fact that cream is the prime part of the dessert, or the core of something that is growing. It is mostly used in Africa and Asia.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Zubaida
Zubaida first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2003, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2003: 7 births, good for #12,408 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 68% of all recorded Zubaidas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 38 Zubaidas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Zubaida
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Zubaida. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Zoubida
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About the name Zubaida
Zubaida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 38 births in the dataset. Zubaida's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #12,408. Use the chart and map above to compare Zubaida'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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