Girl’s name · Arabic

Zubaida

How to say it: zoo-BAY-duh · /zuːˈbeɪdə/

Arabic meaning 'excellent, best, cream'; known from Zubaida bint Jafar, Abbasid-era princess.

Zubaida was the 13,225th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 6 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are up about 10% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #11,535 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#13,225for girls in 2025
1 in 552,557US babies
6born in 2025
#11,535projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Zubaida
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#13,225
Babies born in 20256
Share of births1 in 552,557
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years+10%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#11,535

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Zubaida is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Zuba
  • Zubi

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Zubaida is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English.

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