Girls' name · since 1972
Zakiya
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 3,339 babies named Zakiya, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,207 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,339
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zakiya currently ranks #4207 among girls' names in America, with 3,339 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Zakiya recorded 3,339 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #4207 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #3,361 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,207 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,339 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakiya ranks #3,361 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,207 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,339 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,207 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,339
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zakiya's 3,339 recorded births place it above 95.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Zakiya compares
3,339 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Zakiya's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zakiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,339 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 129 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zakiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zakiya's full recorded timeline at 1999, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 129 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zakiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 129
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Zakiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (928 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Zakiya's strongest decade.
928 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Zakiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 281
1970s
281 births
- 1980s
1980s
453 births
- 1990s
1990s
846 births
- 2000s
2000s
928 births
- 2010s
2010s
597 births
- 2020s 234
2020s
234 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 928 births (28% of all-time use).
How Zakiya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zakiya's total volume
Zakiya by state
Where Zakiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 319 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 173 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 144 | 4.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 142 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 125 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 95 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Texas | | 71 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 54 | 1.6% |
319 of 3,339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Zakiya appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zakiya's data
- Zakiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (928 total births); usage has since declined to 234 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Zakiyas (319 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Zakiya
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zakiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Zakiya 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.