Girls' name · since 1975
Zakiyyah
1,163 babies named Zakiyyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,163
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,163 girls have been named Zakiyyah since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakiyyah has been recorded 1,163 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2022.
- #6,768 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,163 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakiyyah ranks #6,768 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,163 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,163
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zakiyyah's 1,163 recorded births place it above 90.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
Zakiyyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zakiyyah's full recorded timeline at 1997, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 71 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zakiyyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2022
- Peak year (1978)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Zakiyyah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (338 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Zakiyyah's strongest decade.
338 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Zakiyyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
241 births
- 1980s
1980s
311 births
- 1990s
1990s
338 births
- 2000s
2000s
199 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 338 births (29% of all-time use).
How Zakiyyah 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 Zakiyyah's total volume
Zakiyyah by state
Where Zakiyyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 148 | 12.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 89 | 7.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 63 | 5.4% |
| #4 | California | | 36 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
148 of 1,163 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Zakiyyah's data
- Zakiyyah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (338 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Zakiyyahs (148 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Zakiyyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1975–2022 (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 Zakiyyah 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.