Girls' name · since 1993
Zakira
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 463 babies named Zakira, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 463
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zakira is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 463 have been recorded since 1993.
Zakira has 463 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2024.
- #12,428 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 463 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakira ranks #12,428 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 463 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 463
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zakira's 463 recorded births place it above 82.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Zakira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zakira's full recorded timeline at 2009, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zakira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Zakira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (222 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Zakira's strongest decade.
222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Zakira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 66
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
222 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 222 births (48% of all-time use).
Zakira by state
Where Zakira concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.1% |
10 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Zakira's data
- Zakira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (222 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Zakiras (10 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 Zakira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1993–2024 (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 Zakira 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.