Girls' name · since 1996
Zakeria
214 babies named Zakeria in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,138 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zakeria sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 214 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Zakeria recorded 214 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1996 to 2015.
- #19,138 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 214 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakeria ranks #19,138 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,138 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zakeria's 214 recorded births place it above 73.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Zakeria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zakeria's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zakeria popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2015
- Peak year (2001)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Zakeria popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Zakeria as boys' name)
Zakeria by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (129 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Zakeria's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Zakeria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 129 births (60% of all-time use).
Zakeria by state
Where Zakeria concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 11 | 5.1% |
11 of 214 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zakeria's data
- Zakeria's decade-level peak was the 2000s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Zakerias (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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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zakeria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1996–2015 (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 Zakeria 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.