Zeidy
A Jewish variant of the name Zeydel, a Yiddish diminutive of Mendel.
Name Census estimates that about 130 living Americans carry the first name Zeidy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Zeidy today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zeidy births was 2014 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zeidy. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
130
~ 1 in 2,636,572 Americans
Peak year
2014
10 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,404
Tracked since 1997
Census
Zeidy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 214 people with the first name Zeidy, which placed it at #36,840 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#36,840
National first-name rank
People counted
214
214 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
94.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Zeidy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zeidy is Hispanic at 94.9%. The next largest groups are White (2.8%) and Black (0.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Zeidy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Zeidy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino94.9% · 203
- White2.8% · 6
- Black or African American0.9% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
- Two or more races0.5% · 1
Popularity
Zeidy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zeidy from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 48 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Zeidy remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zeidy by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Zeidy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Zeidy
The given name Zeidy is a variant of the Hebrew name Zeidel, which is a diminutive form of the name Zevi. The name Zevi derives from the Hebrew word "zevi" meaning "deer" or "gazelle." It is believed to have originated in the Middle Ages among Ashkenazi Jewish communities in Central and Eastern Europe.
The earliest recorded use of the name Zeidy can be traced back to the late 17th century in Jewish communities in Poland and Ukraine. It was likely used as a nickname or endearing form of the more formal name Zeidel.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Zeidy was Rabbi Zeidy Hirsch, a renowned Torah scholar and Talmudist who lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was widely respected for his extensive knowledge of Jewish law and his contributions to the study of the Talmud.
Another notable figure with the name Zeidy was Zeidy Anshel Rothschild, a prominent Jewish businessman and philanthropist from the 18th century. He was a member of the influential Rothschild family and played a significant role in establishing the family's banking empire in Europe.
In the 19th century, Zeidy Meyer was a respected Jewish educator and author from Galicia (now part of Ukraine). He wrote several books on Jewish education and was known for his innovative teaching methods.
The name Zeidy also appears in some historical records from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in Jewish communities in Eastern Europe and Russia. One example is Zeidy Schneerson, a renowned Hasidic rabbi and leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement who lived from 1880 to 1950.
While the name Zeidy is not as commonly used today as it once was, it still holds significance within certain Jewish communities, particularly those with roots in Eastern Europe. It serves as a reminder of the rich cultural heritage and history behind this unique and endearing name.
People
Zeidy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zeidy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Z
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Zeidy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zeidy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 130 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zeidy going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,636,572 US residents.
Is Zeidy a common name?
We classify Zeidy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 131 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zeidy most popular?
The single biggest year for Zeidy was 2014, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zeidy is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Zeidy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 214 people with the name Zeidy, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,840 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Zeidy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Zeidy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Zeidy leans strongly female. 218 people counted with this name were female (97.3%), compared with 6 male bearers (2.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Zeidy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zeidy is Hispanic at 94.9%. The next largest groups are White (2.8%) and Black (0.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Zeidy most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Zeidy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.9% (203 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Zeidy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Zeidy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zeidy in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Zeidy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Zeidy in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Zeidy can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Zeidy?
See how many Americans are named Zeidy on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.