How Many People Are Named Zakirah?
An estimated 232 people in the United States have the first name Zakirah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Zakirah peaked in popularity in 2011 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zakirah 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 Zakirah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
232
About 1 in 1,477,389 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2011
19 births
Total Registered
235
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zakirah
Zakirah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 235 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zakirah as a female name
Ranked #17,537 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2011 (19 births)
Zakirah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zakirah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 104 babies were registered. Zakirah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zakirah by Decade
How has Zakirah 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.
Zakirah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zakirah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zakirah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zakirah?
We estimate approximately 232 people named Zakirah 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 1,477,389 Americans share this first name.
Is Zakirah a common name?
Zakirah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 235 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zakirah most popular?
Zakirah reached peak popularity in 2011, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zakirah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zakirah a female name?
Zakirah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zakirah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zakirah Smith, Zakirah Johnson, Zakirah 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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