How Many People Are Named Zakiyyah?
An estimated 1,109 people in the United States have the first name Zakiyyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Zakiyyah peaked in popularity in 1978 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zakiyyah 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 Zakiyyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,109
About 1 in 309,066 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1978
71 births
Total Registered
1,163
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zakiyyah
Zakiyyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,163 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zakiyyah as a female name
Ranked #17,700 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1978 (71 births)
Zakiyyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zakiyyah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 338 babies were registered. Zakiyyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zakiyyah by Decade
How has Zakiyyah 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.
Zakiyyah by State
Birth registrations for Zakiyyah span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York. The lowest are in Ohio, Tennessee, Illinois. On average, about 46 Zakiyyahs were registered per state.
Zakiyyah + Last Name Combinations
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Zakiyyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zakiyyah?
We estimate approximately 1,109 people named Zakiyyah 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 309,066 Americans share this first name.
Is Zakiyyah a common name?
Zakiyyah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,163 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zakiyyah most popular?
Zakiyyah reached peak popularity in 1978, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zakiyyah is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zakiyyah a female name?
Zakiyyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zakiyyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zakiyyah Smith, Zakiyyah Johnson, Zakiyyah 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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