Feminine dossier · first seen 1976
Zakiyah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2008
Peak era
2008
Peak births
108
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Zakiyah
How many people are named Zakiyah?
An estimated 2,008 living Americans are named Zakiyah.
How rare is Zakiyah?
Zakiyah is very rare among babies today, with 40 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 63% from its 2008 peak.
How old is the typical Zakiyah?
The median age of a living American named Zakiyah is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 10 and 22 years old.
Is Zakiyah still popular?
Not especially. Zakiyah has been declining since its 2008 peak and registered 40 births in 2025.
Where is Zakiyah most common?
Zakiyah has its strongest geographic signal in Georgia, where it appears 3.1× more often than the national baseline.
1976Peak 20082025
Peak year
2008
Decline from peak
63%
2025
40
All-time
2,035
Where it lives now
Zakiyah is most concentrated in Georgia — about 3.1× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in North Carolina.
States where Zakiyah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.