Recorded 2001–2021 Girls' name Peak 2007 201 births

Zakyah — girls' name

201 babies named Zakyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s962010s912020s14
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Zakyah was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

20 babies were named Zakyah in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zakyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Zakyah between 2001 and 2021, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zakyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zakyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zakyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zakyah 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 201 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.

Zakyah at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

201

Since 2001

21 years of records

Peak year

2007

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2001

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2021

Zakyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2001

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2007)
20
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
0510152025 20212017201420112008200520022001 9

Zakyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
96 births that decade — 48% of Zakyah's all-time total
2000s962010s912020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zakyah?
201 babies have been named Zakyah since 2001. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2007 with 20 births.
When was Zakyah most popular?
Zakyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Zakyah been used?
Zakyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 21 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Zakyah?
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, 2001–2021 (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.