Recorded 1995–2023 Girls' name Peak 2011 235 births

Zakirah — girls' name

235 babies named Zakirah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s1002010s1042020s21
2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Zakirah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

19 babies were named Zakirah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zakirah

The Social Security Administration has registered 235 babies named Zakirah between 1995 and 2023, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zakirah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zakirah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zakirah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zakirah 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 235 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.

Zakirah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

235

Since 1995

29 years of records

Peak year

2011

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1995

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zakirah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1995

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2011)
19
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 202320192016201220092006200320001995 5

Zakirah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
104 births that decade — 44% of Zakirah's all-time total
1990s102000s1002010s1042020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zakirah?
235 babies have been named Zakirah since 1995. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2011 with 19 births.
When was Zakirah most popular?
Zakirah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Zakirah been used?
Zakirah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 29 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zakirah?
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.

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, 1995–2023 (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.