US rank #9925 Girls' name Peak 2012 170 births

Zakyla — #9925 US girls' name

170 babies named Zakyla in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s812010s462020s43
#9925
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2012
Single peak year

15 babies were named Zakyla in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zakyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Zakyla between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zakyla currently holds the #9925 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zakyla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zakyla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zakyla 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 170 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.

Zakyla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

170

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2012

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,925

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zakyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
15
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 2024202120132010200720042001 6

Zakyla by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
81 births that decade — 48% of Zakyla's all-time total
2000s812010s462020s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zakyla?
170 babies have been named Zakyla since 2001. It currently ranks #9925 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 15 births.
When was Zakyla most popular?
Zakyla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Zakyla been used?
Zakyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zakyla?
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.

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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, 2001–2024 (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.