Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Zenayda is a variant of Zenaida. An origin associated with Zenaida is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Zenayda is a variant of Zenaida. The history of Zenaida gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Zenaida is associated with a daughter of Zeus.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Zenayda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 73
- 0 boys · 73 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 266 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zenayda’s family of names
Zenayda has a related form in Zenaida.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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