Unisex name · since 1990
Zakiah
Zakiah has 470 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,699 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 470
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
470 babies have been named Zakiah since 1990, making it today's #9699 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakiah has been recorded 470 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #9699 nationally and more common than 44% of girls, 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 1990 to 2025.
- #12,326 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,699 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 470 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakiah ranks #12,326 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,699 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 470 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,699 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 470
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zakiah's 470 recorded births place it above 82.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zakiah compares
470 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Zakiah's all-time total is 25% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zakiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 470 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zakiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zakiah's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zakiah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Zakiah popularity over time - boys
246 total births recorded since 1997 (Zakiah as boys' name)
Zakiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (188 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Zakiah's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Zakiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
172 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 188 births (40% of all-time use).
Zakiah by state
Where Zakiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 470 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Zakiah's data
- Zakiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (188 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zakiahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zakiah: 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 (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Zakiah 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.