Boys' name · since 1999
Zakariyya
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 266 babies named Zakariyya, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,315 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,013 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 266
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zakariyya is the #7013 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 266 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakariyya has been recorded 266 times among boys since 1999, currently ranked #7013 nationally and more common than 50% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #11,315 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,013 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 266 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakariyya ranks #11,315 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,013 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 266 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,315 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,013 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 266
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zakariyya's 266 recorded births place it above 75.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zakariyya compares
266 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Zakariyya's all-time total is 28% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zakariyya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 266 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zakariyya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zakariyya's full recorded timeline at 2013, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zakariyya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Zakariyya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (114 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Zakariyya's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Zakariyya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 114 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Zakariyya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zakariyya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Zakariyya 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 August 2026.