Zakiya: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,264

among girls · ↓374 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Zakiya · -13% vs 2024

How common

1 in 47,273

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1997

129 babies

All-time total

3,339

#3,360 all-time among girls

First recorded

1972

in Social Security records

Zakiya popularity over time

3,339 babies have been named Zakiya since 1972, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	281	28	–	#1,760
1980s	453	45	+61%	#1,804
1990s	846	85	+87%	#1,342
2000s	928	93	+10%	#1,694
2010s	597	60	-36%	#2,166
2020s (to 2025)	234	39	-35%	#3,434

Where Zakiya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	34	0.02	outside top 500
2027	35	0.02	outside top 500
2028	35	0.02	outside top 500
2029	35	0.02	outside top 500
2030	35	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Zakiya

Zakiya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,264 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 3,339 American babies have been named Zakiya. Its peak came in 1997, when 129 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zakiya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zakiya?

The median living Zakiya is about 24 years old; half are between 15 and 34. An estimated 3,300 people named Zakiya are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zakiya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	34	#4,264
2024	39	#3,890
2023	39	#3,910
2022	42	#3,700
2021	46	#3,434
2020	34	#4,166
2019	36	#4,071
2018	36	#4,072
2017	47	#3,386
2016	57	#2,965
2015	70	#2,589
2014	55	#3,077
2013	68	#2,625
2012	52	#3,209
2011	85	#2,237
2010	91	#2,166
2009	63	#2,825
2008	92	#2,183
2007	99	#2,069
2006	110	#1,864
2005	112	#1,766
2004	75	#2,325
2003	88	#2,047
2002	109	#1,694
2001	86	#1,994
2000	94	#1,844
1995	75	#1,879
1990	63	#2,099
1985	38	#2,600
1980	61	#1,804
1975	39	#2,195
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1910	–	–
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1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zakiya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zakiya?

The median living Zakiya is about 24 years old. Half of all living Zakiyas are between 15 and 34 years old.

How many people named Zakiya are alive today?

An estimated 3,300 people named Zakiya are alive in the United States, based on 3,339 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zakiya in 2025?

Zakiya ranked #4,264 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zakiya?

3,339 babies have been named Zakiya in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zakiya most popular?

Zakiya peaked in 1997, when 129 newborns received the name.

Is Zakiya a boy or girl name?

Zakiya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zakiya rising or falling?

Zakiya is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zakiya become more popular?

Zakiya looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 35 girls named Zakiya in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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