Girls' name · since 2002
Zakhia
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 203 babies named Zakhia, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zakhia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 203 recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakhia has been recorded 203 times among girls since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2018.
- #19,682 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 203 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakhia ranks #19,682 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 203 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zakhia's 203 recorded births place it above 72.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Zakhia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zakhia's full recorded timeline at 2009, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zakhia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2018
- Peak year (2008)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Zakhia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (128 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Zakhia's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Zakhia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (63% of all-time use).
Zakhia by state
Where Zakhia concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 12 | 5.9% |
12 of 203 births nationwide.
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- Zakhia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2010s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Zakhias (12 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 Zakhia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2002–2018 (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 Zakhia 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.