Total births
23
Girls' name · since 2002
Zakaiyah
23 babies named Zakaiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14366
- among girls today
- 23
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 19%
- more common than other girls
Zakaiyah currently ranks #14366 among girls' names in America, with 23 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Zakaiyah recorded 23 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #14366 nationally today, ahead of 19% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2024.
- #14366 among girls today
- 23 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
- 19% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zakaiyah is currently the #14366 girls' name in America, more common than 19% of girls - 23 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14366
- among girls today
- 23
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 19%
- more common than other girls
Zakaiyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14366
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 19% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Zakaiyah was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
6 babies were named Zakaiyah in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
How Zakaiyah compares
23 8th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zakaiyah's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zakaiyah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zakaiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zakaiyah's full recorded timeline at 2023, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zakaiyah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2002
Current rank
#14,366
Active since
2002
Zakaiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Zakaiyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zakaiyah's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Zakaiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zakaiyah? ▼
Zakaiyah has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14366 as of the latest data. 6 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
When was Zakaiyah most popular? ▼
Zakaiyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Zakaiyah been used? ▼
Records for Zakaiyah go back to 2002, giving 23 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Zakaiyah? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Zakaiyah
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zakaiyah: #14366 Girls' Name - 23 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zakaiyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zakaiyah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.