How Many People Are Named Zakia?
An estimated 1,663 people in the United States have the first name Zakia. It is predominantly female (99.1%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Zakia peaked in popularity in 1975 with 88 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zakia 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 Zakia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,663
About 1 in 206,106 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.1% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1975
88 births
Total Registered
1,730
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zakia
Zakia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,730 total births registered, 99.1% were female.
Zakia as a male name
Ranked #14,494 in 2009
5 male births in 2009
Peak: 2004 (6 births)
Zakia as a female name
Ranked #11,049 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (88 births)
Zakia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zakia span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 441 babies were registered. Zakia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zakia by Decade
How has Zakia 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.
Zakia by State
Birth registrations for Zakia span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Washington, Virginia, Ohio. On average, about 37 Zakias were registered per state.
Zakia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zakia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zakia
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zakia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zakia?
We estimate approximately 1,663 people named Zakia 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 206,106 Americans share this first name.
Is Zakia a common name?
Zakia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,730 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zakia most popular?
Zakia reached peak popularity in 1975, when 88 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zakia is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zakia a female name?
Zakia is predominantly female. 99.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zakia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zakia Smith, Zakia Johnson, Zakia 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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