Girls' name · since 1998

Zykiah

Zykiah has 18 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#47,414 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade

Zykiah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 1998.

Zykiah has 18 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2008.

  • #47,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 18 born since 1998
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zykiah ranks #47,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.

#47,414 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Zykiah's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Zykiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Zykiah splits its recorded history at 2003: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Zykiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
456789 199820032008 5

Zykiah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).

2000s was Zykiah's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.

Zykiah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zykiah?
18 babies have been named Zykiah since 1998. All-time, it sits at #47,414 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
Where does Zykiah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zykiah ranks #47,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zykiah most popular?
Zykiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Zykiah been used?
The SSA has tracked Zykiah since 1998 -- 11 years through the most recent 2008 data.
What names are similar to Zykiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zykeria, Zykia, Zykira, Zykerria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zykiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1998–2008 (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 Zykiah 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.