US rank #8619 Girls' name Peak 2007 463 births

Zakira — #8619 US girls' name

463 babies named Zakira in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s662000s2222010s1302020s45
#8619
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Zakira was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

35 babies were named Zakira in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zakira

The Social Security Administration has registered 463 babies named Zakira between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zakira currently holds the #8619 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zakira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 222 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zakira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Zakira in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zakira 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 463 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.

Zakira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

463

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2007

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,619

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zakira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
35
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004200019961993 6

Zakira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
222 births that decade — 48% of Zakira's all-time total
1990s662000s2222010s1302020s45

Zakira by state

Where Zakira concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Zakira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
10 2.2%
#2 Illinois
5 1.1%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 1.1%
Georgia share of Zakira's total US births 2.2%
Even split

10 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zakira?
463 babies have been named Zakira since 1993. It currently ranks #8619 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 35 births.
When was Zakira most popular?
Zakira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 222 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Zakira most popular?
The top states for the name Zakira are Georgia (10 births), Illinois (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Zakira been used?
Zakira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zakira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zakiya, Zakiyah, Zakia, Zakiyyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.