Recorded 1991–2008 Girls' name Peak 2000 69 births

Zaakirah — girls' name

69 babies named Zaakirah in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Zaakirah was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

9 babies were named Zaakirah in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaakirah

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Zaakirah between 1991 and 2008, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaakirah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaakirah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zaakirah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaakirah 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 69 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.

Zaakirah at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

69

Since 1991

18 years of records

Peak year

2000

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1991

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2008

Zaakirah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1991

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2000)
9
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Zaakirah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 54% of Zaakirah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaakirah?
69 babies have been named Zaakirah since 1991. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2000 with 9 births.
When was Zaakirah most popular?
Zaakirah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Zaakirah been used?
Zaakirah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 18 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Zaakirah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaara, Zaaliyah, Zaakira, 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, 1991–2008 (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.