How Many People Are Named Zakiya?
An estimated 3,207 people in the United States have the first name Zakiya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Zakiya peaked in popularity in 1997 with 129 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zakiya 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 Zakiya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,207
About 1 in 106,877 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1997
129 births
Total Registered
3,305
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zakiya
Zakiya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,305 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zakiya as a female name
Ranked #3,874 in 2024
39 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (129 births)
Zakiya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zakiya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 928 babies were registered. Zakiya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zakiya by Decade
How has Zakiya 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.
Zakiya by State
Birth registrations for Zakiya span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Georgia. The lowest are in New Jersey, District of Columbia, Missouri. On average, about 72 Zakiyas were registered per state.
Zakiya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zakiya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zakiya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zakiya?
We estimate approximately 3,207 people named Zakiya 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 106,877 Americans share this first name.
Is Zakiya a common name?
Zakiya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,305 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zakiya most popular?
Zakiya reached peak popularity in 1997, when 129 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zakiya is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zakiya a female name?
Zakiya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zakiya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zakiya Smith, Zakiya Johnson, Zakiya 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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