How Many People Are Named Zakira?
An estimated 457 people in the United States have the first name Zakira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Zakira peaked in popularity in 2007 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zakira 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 Zakira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
457
About 1 in 750,009 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2007
35 births
Total Registered
463
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zakira
Zakira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 463 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zakira as a female name
Ranked #8,911 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (35 births)
Zakira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zakira span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 222 babies were registered. Zakira has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zakira by Decade
How has Zakira 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.
Zakira by State
Birth registrations for Zakira span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Georgia. On average, about 7 Zakiras were registered per state.
Zakira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zakira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zakira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zakira?
We estimate approximately 457 people named Zakira 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 750,009 Americans share this first name.
Is Zakira a common name?
Zakira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 463 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zakira most popular?
Zakira reached peak popularity in 2007, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zakira is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zakira a female name?
Zakira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zakira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zakira Smith, Zakira Johnson, Zakira 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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