Recorded 1995–1998 Girls' name Peak 1998 13 births

Zaakira — girls' name

13 babies named Zaakira in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s13
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Zaakira was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

8 babies were named Zaakira in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaakira

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Zaakira between 1995 and 1998, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaakira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaakira performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaakira in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 13 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zaakira at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

13

Since 1995

4 years of records

Peak year

1998

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1995

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1998

Zaakira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1995

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
456789 19981995 5

Zaakira by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 100% of Zaakira's all-time total
1990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaakira?
13 babies have been named Zaakira since 1995. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1998 with 8 births.
When was Zaakira most popular?
Zaakira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Zaakira been used?
Zaakira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 4 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Zaakira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaara, Zaakirah, Zaaliyah, Zaada, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.