Zakiya
Zakiya was the 4264th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 1342nd with 129 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,675 places. More babies were named Zakiya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,264 girls, down 98 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1997129 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,339babies recorded
Zakiya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,264 | 34 |
| 2020 | #4,166 | 34 |
| 2010 | #2,166 | 91 |
| 2000 | #1,844 | 94 |
| 1990 | #2,099 | 63 |
| 1980 | #1,804 | 61 |
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How popular is Zakiya, counting every spelling?
Zakiya is a spelling of Zakiyah, a name family that had 74 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 74 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zakiyah | 40 | #3,777 | 237 |
| Zakiya | 34 | #4,264 | 200 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zakiya?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zakiya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zakiya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zakiya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zakiya?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Zakiya are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 16 and 35. That makes Zakiya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zakiya by state
How common Zakiya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Zakiya
How popular is the name Zakiya?
Zakiya was the 4264th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 1342nd with 129 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,675 places. More babies were named Zakiya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Zakiya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zakiya in the US.
Where is Zakiya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zakiya was most common in Georgia (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.