How Many People Are Named Zakaya?
An estimated 59 people in the United States have the first name Zakaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Zakaya peaked in popularity in 2006 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zakaya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zakaya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zakaya is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
59
About 1 in 5,809,396 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2006
18 births
Total Registered
60
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zakaya
Zakaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 60 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zakaya as a female name
Ranked #15,450 in 2007
7 female births in 2007
Peak: 2006 (18 births)
Zakaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zakaya span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 50 babies were registered. Zakaya remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zakaya by Decade
How has Zakaya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zakaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zakaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zakaya
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zakaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zakaya?
We estimate approximately 59 people named Zakaya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,809,396 Americans share this first name.
Is Zakaya a common name?
Zakaya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 60 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zakaya most popular?
Zakaya reached peak popularity in 2006, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zakaya is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zakaya a female name?
Zakaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zakaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zakaya Smith, Zakaya Johnson, Zakaya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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