girl's name
Zakia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,529
Ireland
#980
2008 births
Zakia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1975, when 88 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
Zakia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 296 |
| 1980s | 297 |
| 1990s | 441 |
| 2000s | 440 |
| 2010s | 192 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 74 |
How popular is Zakia?
In 2025, Zakia was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Zakia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zakia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zakia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zakia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zakia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zakia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zakia
How popular is the name Zakia?
In 2025, Zakia was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zakia a girl's or a boy's name?
Zakia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zakia most popular?
Zakia peaked in 1975, when 88 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Zakia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zakia currently ranks #3,011 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.