Girls' name · since 1976
Zakiyah
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 2,035 babies named Zakiyah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,734 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,035
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zakiyah is the #3734 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,035 recorded since 1976.
Zakiyah has 2,035 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3734 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of girls, 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 1976 to 2025.
- #4,658 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,734 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,035 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakiyah ranks #4,658 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,734 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,035 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,734 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,035
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zakiyah's 2,035 recorded births place it above 93.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Zakiyah compares
2,035 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Zakiyah's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zakiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,035 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zakiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zakiyah's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 108, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zakiyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Zakiyah popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 2024 (Zakiyah as boys' name)
Zakiyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (753 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Zakiyah's strongest decade.
753 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Zakiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 192
1990s
192 births
- 2000s
2000s
753 births
- 2010s
2010s
743 births
- 2020s 295
2020s
295 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 753 births (37% of all-time use).
How Zakiyah 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 Zakiyah's total volume
Zakiyah by state
Where Zakiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 130 | 6.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 84 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 71 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 65 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 51 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 45 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 43 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 40 | 2.0% |
130 of 2,035 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Zakiyah appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zakiyah's data
- Zakiyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (753 total births) through the 2020s (295) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Zakiyahs (130 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zakiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Zakiyah 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.