Girls' name · since 1997
Zakyra
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 329 babies named Zakyra, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,163 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,891 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 329
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zakyra currently ranks #13891 among girls' names in America, with 329 babies recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Zakyra recorded 329 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #13891 nationally today, ahead of 20% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #15,163 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,891 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 329 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakyra ranks #15,163 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,891 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 329 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,163 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,891 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 329
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zakyra's 329 recorded births place it above 79.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zakyra compares
329 47th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zakyra's all-time total is 12% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zakyra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 329 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zakyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zakyra splits its recorded history at 2010: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zakyra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Zakyra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (166 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Zakyra's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Zakyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
112 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 166 births (50% of all-time use).
Zakyra by state
Where Zakyra concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 329 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zakyra's data
- Zakyra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Zakyras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Zakyra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Zakyra 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.