Unisex name · since 1999
Zekiah
Zekiah has 349 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,773 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,810 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 349
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zekiah is the #4810 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 349 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zekiah has been recorded 349 times among boys since 1999, currently ranked #4810 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #9,773 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,810 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 349 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zekiah ranks #9,773 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,810 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 349 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,773 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,810 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 349
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zekiah's 349 recorded births place it above 78.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zekiah compares
349 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Zekiah's all-time total is 5% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zekiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 349 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zekiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zekiah's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zekiah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Zekiah popularity over time - girls
94 total births recorded since 1999 (Zekiah as girls' name)
Zekiah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (132 births, 38% of the file).
2020s was Zekiah's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Zekiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s
2020s
132 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 132 births (38% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zekiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Zekiah 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.