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The first name Zenaida

A girl’s name from Spanish.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Spanish origin

A female given name from Spanish.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 5 girls were named Zenaida, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 15 births (#1,849).

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54
babies named Zenaida, 1996–2025
#4,201
rank in 2025
2022
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Zenaida with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Zenaida at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 43 girls born in the United States were named Zenaida, the 3,576th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2023, when 76 were.

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2,972
babies named Zenaida since 1880
#3,576
rank in 2025
2023
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

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Questions

What is the origin of the name Zenaida?
Zenaida comes from Spanish.
How popular is the name Zenaida?
In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Zenaida, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2022, with 15 births.
Is Zenaida a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,972 US babies named Zenaida since 1880 were girls.
When was Zenaida most popular?
2023 in the United States, when 76 babies were named Zenaida, its highest rank at 2,396th.