Is Zakiyah a boy or girl name?
Zakiyah is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 44 girls and 7 boys were named Zakiyah, so 86.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 2,002 US babies named Zakiyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,868
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,564
- Babies named Zakiyah since 1976
- 2,002
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 108 babies
Boys and girls named Zakiyah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 47 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 192 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 753 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 743 | 100% |
| 2020s | 7 | 255 | 97.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,868 | 44 | #3,564 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,043 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,071 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,550 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,847 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,888 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,289 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,220 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,538 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,406 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,466 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,658 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,123 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,273 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,074 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,964 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,115 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,097 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,480 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,369 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,839 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,013 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,697 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,815 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,802 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,647 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,124 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,037 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,037 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,062 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,131 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,313 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,537 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,493 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,805 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,507 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,187 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,906 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zakiyah reached #10,868 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #1,964 in 2008. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zakiyah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.