Girls' name · since 1971
Zakia
Zakia has 1,724 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,201 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,603 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,724
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zakia is the #9603 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,724 recorded since 1971.
Zakia has 1,724 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9603 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #5,201 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,603 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,724 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakia ranks #5,201 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,603 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,724 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,201 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,603 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,724
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zakia's 1,724 recorded births place it above 92.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Zakia compares
1,724 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Zakia's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zakia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,724 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zakia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zakia's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 88, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zakia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Zakia popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 2000 (Zakia as boys' name)
Zakia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (441 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Zakia's strongest decade.
441 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Zakia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
296 births
- 1980s
1980s
297 births
- 1990s
1990s
441 births
- 2000s
2000s
424 births
- 2010s
2010s
192 births
- 2020s 74
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 441 births (26% of all-time use).
How Zakia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zakia's total volume
Zakia by state
Where Zakia concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 164 | 9.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 140 | 8.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 42 | 2.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 32 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 28 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 27 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 26 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.0% |
164 of 1,724 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Zakia appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zakia's data
- Zakia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (441 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Zakias (164 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Zakia
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zakia
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Zakia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zakia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Zakia 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.