Total births
39
Girls' name · since 1977
Zakiyya
39 babies named Zakiyya in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 39
- total births
- 1977–2010
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Zakiyya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 39 recorded since 1977.
Zakiyya has 39 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2010.
- 39 total births
- 1977–2010 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
39 girls have been named Zakiyya since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2010.
- 39
- total births
- 1977–2010
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Zakiyya was born in this single decade.
1980
Single peak year
8 babies were named Zakiyya in 1980 - its busiest year on record.
Zakiyya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zakiyya's full recorded timeline at 1989, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zakiyya at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
1980
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1977
Zakiyya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2010
- Peak year (1980)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Zakiyya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Zakiyya's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Zakiyya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zakiyya? ▼
Since 1977, Social Security records show 39 babies named Zakiyya. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record was 1980, with 8 births.
When was Zakiyya most popular? ▼
Zakiyya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Zakiyya been used? ▼
Zakiyya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 34 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Zakiyya? ▼
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.
What to do with Zakiyya's data
- Zakiyya's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Zakiyya
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1977–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zakiyya: Baby Name Since 1977 - 39 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zakiyya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zakiyya 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 July 2026.