How Many People Are Named Zakye?
An estimated 124 people in the United States have the first name Zakye. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Zakye peaked in popularity in 2011 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zakye 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 Zakye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
124
About 1 in 2,764,148 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2011
12 births
Total Registered
125
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zakye
Zakye is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 125 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zakye as a male name
Ranked #10,869 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (12 births)
Zakye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zakye span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 59 babies were registered. While Zakye is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zakye by Decade
How has Zakye 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.
Zakye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zakye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zakye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zakye?
We estimate approximately 124 people named Zakye 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 2,764,148 Americans share this first name.
Is Zakye a common name?
Zakye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 125 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zakye most popular?
Zakye reached peak popularity in 2011, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zakye is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zakye a male name?
Zakye is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zakye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zakye Smith, Zakye Johnson, Zakye 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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