Girls' name · since 1999
Zakayla
401 babies named Zakayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,486 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 401
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
401 babies have been named Zakayla since 1999, making it today's #12486 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zakayla recorded 401 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #12486 nationally today, ahead of 28% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #13,498 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,486 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 401 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakayla ranks #13,498 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,486 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 401 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,486 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 401
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zakayla's 401 recorded births place it above 81.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Zakayla compares
401 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 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
Zakayla's all-time total is 7% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zakayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 401 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zakayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zakayla's full recorded timeline at 2011, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zakayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Zakayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (204 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Zakayla's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Zakayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
204 births
- 2010s
2010s
162 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 204 births (51% of all-time use).
Zakayla by state
Where Zakayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 11 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.2% |
11 of 401 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Zakayla's data
- Zakayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (204 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Zakaylas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zakayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
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 Zakayla 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.