US rank #4015 Boys' name Peak 2015 584 births

Zakir — #4015 US boys' name

584 babies named Zakir in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s612000s1582010s2632020s102
#4015
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Zakir was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

37 babies were named Zakir in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zakir

The Social Security Administration has registered 584 babies named Zakir between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zakir currently holds the #4015 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zakir performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 263 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zakir shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Zakir in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zakir in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 584 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zakir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

584

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2015

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,015

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zakir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
37
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Zakir by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
263 births that decade — 45% of Zakir's all-time total
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Zakir by state

Where Zakir concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Zakir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
35 6.0%
#2 California
6 1.0%
#3 New York
6 1.0%
Pennsylvania share of Zakir's total US births 6.0%
Even split

35 of 584 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zakir?
584 babies have been named Zakir since 1990. It currently ranks #4015 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 37 births.
When was Zakir most popular?
Zakir was most popular in the 2010s decade with 263 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Zakir most popular?
The top states for the name Zakir are Pennsylvania (35 births), California (6 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Zakir been used?
Zakir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zakir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zakary, Zakai, Zakaria, Zakariya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.