Recorded 2007–2023 Girls' name Peak 2012 67 births

Zakyiah — girls' name

67 babies named Zakyiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s112010s442020s12
2010s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Zakyiah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

10 babies were named Zakyiah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zakyiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Zakyiah between 2007 and 2023, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zakyiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zakyiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zakyiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zakyiah 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 67 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.

Zakyiah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

67

Since 2007

17 years of records

Peak year

2012

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2007

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zakyiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2007

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 2023202120182016201320122011201020082007 6

Zakyiah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
44 births that decade — 66% of Zakyiah's all-time total
2000s112010s442020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zakyiah?
67 babies have been named Zakyiah since 2007. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 10 births.
When was Zakyiah most popular?
Zakyiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Zakyiah been used?
Zakyiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 17 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zakyiah?
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, 2007–2023 (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.