Recorded 2002–2022 Girls' name Peak 2006 83 births

Zakaiya — girls' name

83 babies named Zakaiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s322010s402020s11
2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Zakaiya was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

12 babies were named Zakaiya in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zakaiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Zakaiya between 2002 and 2022, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zakaiya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zakaiya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zakaiya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zakaiya 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 83 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.

Zakaiya at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

83

Since 2002

21 years of records

Peak year

2006

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2002

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2022

Zakaiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2002

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
12
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 202220202018201620142012201120102007200620052002 5

Zakaiya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
40 births that decade — 48% of Zakaiya's all-time total
2000s322010s402020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zakaiya?
83 babies have been named Zakaiya since 2002. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 12 births.
When was Zakaiya most popular?
Zakaiya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Zakaiya been used?
Zakaiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 21 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Zakaiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zakiya, Zakiyah, Zakia, Zakiyyah, and 4 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, 2002–2022 (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.