Zada: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,754

among girls · ↑3,195 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Zada

How common

1 in 55,423

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2006

96 babies

All-time total

3,108

#3,532 all-time among girls

First recorded

1880

in Social Security records

Zada popularity over time

3,108 babies have been named Zada since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	111	11	–	#491
1890s	165	17	+49%	#566
1900s	187	19	+13%	#741
1910s	321	32	+72%	#722
1920s	344	34	+7%	#1,195
1930s	234	23	-32%	#1,318
1940s	141	14	-40%	#1,590
1950s	85	9	-40%	#3,155
1960s	19	2	-78%	#4,894
1970s	17	2	-11%	#7,989
1980s	5	1	-71%	#13,873
1990s	104	10	+1980%	#4,199
2000s	704	70	+577%	#2,003
2010s	510	51	-28%	#2,533
2020s (to 2025)	161	27	-47%	#4,072

Where Zada is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	27	0.02	outside top 500
2027	25	0.02	outside top 500
2028	24	0.01	outside top 500
2029	23	0.01	outside top 500
2030	22	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Zada

Zada is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,754 in 2025 with 29 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 3,108 American babies have been named Zada. Its peak came in 2006, when 96 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zada stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zada?

The median living Zada is about 19 years old; half are between 11 and 24. An estimated 1,700 people named Zada are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zada year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	29	#4,754
2024	14	#7,949
2023	29	#4,741
2022	20	#6,221
2021	34	#4,240
2020	35	#4,072
2019	30	#4,649
2018	45	#3,493
2017	48	#3,344
2016	49	#3,324
2015	52	#3,210
2014	55	#3,076
2013	44	#3,570
2012	63	#2,804
2011	72	#2,533
2010	52	#3,202
2009	63	#2,824
2008	69	#2,688
2007	69	#2,683
2006	96	#2,068
2005	95	#2,003
2004	69	#2,480
2003	62	#2,608
2002	70	#2,329
2001	70	#2,302
2000	41	#3,333
1995	10	#8,759
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	6	#9,061
1970	6	#7,989
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	5	#6,726
1950	11	#3,420
1945	13	#2,596
1940	25	#1,590
1935	27	#1,448
1930	34	#1,319
1925	43	#1,195
1920	37	#1,280
1915	37	#1,139
1910	35	#722
1905	17	#923
1900	25	#741
1895	11	#1,052
1890	9	#1,004
1885	7	#919
1880	13	#491

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zada, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zada?

The median living Zada is about 19 years old. Half of all living Zadas are between 11 and 24 years old.

How many people named Zada are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Zada are alive in the United States, based on 3,108 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zada in 2025?

Zada ranked #4,754 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 29 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zada?

3,108 babies have been named Zada in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zada most popular?

Zada peaked in 2006, when 96 newborns received the name.

Is Zada a boy or girl name?

Zada is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zada rising or falling?

Zada is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zada become more popular?

Zada is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 22 girls named Zada in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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