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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Zakiyyah

Zakiyyah was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1557th with 71 babies. More babies were named Zakiyyah in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
197871 babies
Total since 1880
1,163babies recorded

Zakiyyah popularity since 1880

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Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#12,2549
2000#4,97424
1990#3,02138
1980#1,73465
1970——
1960——
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1880——

How popular is Zakiyyah, counting every spelling?

Zakiyyah 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.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Zakiyah40#3,777237
Zakiya34#4,264200

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 old are people named Zakiyyah?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Zakiyyah are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 27 and 46. That makes Zakiyyah mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Zakiyyah by state

How common Zakiyyah was among girls born in each state in 1976–1980, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (10.4×), Pennsylvania (3.0×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesPA0.12New Jersey: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.40Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Zakiyyah, girls, 1976–1980. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Zakiyyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zakiyyah, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Zakiyyah

How popular is the name Zakiyyah?

Zakiyyah was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1557th with 71 babies. More babies were named Zakiyyah in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Zakiyyah a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zakiyyah in the US.

Where was Zakiyyah most popular?

In 1976–1980, Zakiyyah was most common in New Jersey (0.40 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Georgia.