Zakiyah
Zakiyah was the 3777th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1965th with 108 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,370 places. More babies were named Zakiyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,777 girls, down 928 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008108 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,042babies recorded
Zakiyah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 7 since 2024.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,777 | 40 |
| 2020 | #2,849 | 58 |
| 2010 | #2,273 | 85 |
| 2000 | #2,815 | 52 |
| 1990 | #6,130 | 15 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zakiyah, counting every spelling?
Zakiyah is the most common spelling of 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 Zakiyah?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zakiyah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zakiyah 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 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zakiyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zakiyah?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Zakiyah are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 10 and 22. That makes Zakiyah 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.
Zakiyah by state
How common Zakiyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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
These names rose and fell in step with Zakiyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zakiyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zakiyah
How popular is the name Zakiyah?
Zakiyah was the 3777th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1965th with 108 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,370 places. More babies were named Zakiyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Zakiyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zakiyah in the US.
Where is Zakiyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zakiyah was most common in Georgia (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Illinois.