Meaning of the nameZaida

Zaida is a feminine name of Arabic origin, a feminine form of Zayd, a name meaning 'growth'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Zayd, 'growth'”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zaida · Behind the Name: Zaida · Behind the Name: Zayd

People (2022): 2,234
Rank in Brazil: #4,745
Median age: 65 years
2010 Census: 2,840; people

Zaida in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Zaida, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (626 people).

2,225 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Zaida is most common

States with the highest share of people named Zaida in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
Rio Grande do Sul	1,252	0.012%
São Paulo	175	0.000%
Santa Catarina	158	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	117	0.001%
Minas Gerais	114	0.001%
Goiás	89	0.001%
Paraná	63	0.001%
Pará	39	0.001%
Bahia	28	0.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul	28	0.001%
Ceará	26	0.000%
Amazonas	22	0.001%
Pernambuco	20	0.000%
Distrito Federal	19	0.001%
Mato Grosso	18	0.001%
Roraima	16	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Zaida

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives Zaida from Arabic zaidâ, feminine of zaid, a masculine name, and refers to the entry azeite for the masculine. Behind the Name gives Zaida as a feminine form of Zayd, an Arabic name meaning 'growth', from the root zāda, 'to grow, to increase'. The meaning given is that of the masculine name from which Zaida derives. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,234 people named Zaida, with a median age of 65; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zaida · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Behind the Name: Zaida · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Zayd · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Zaida

What does the name Zaida mean?

Zaida means “feminine form of Zayd, 'growth'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Zaida in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,234 people with the first name Zaida, which ranks it number 4,745 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Zaida a boy's or a girl's name?

Zaida is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,225 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Zaida?

Zaida is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Zaida most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.012% of the state's population is named Zaida (1,252 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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