Zakiah
Zakiya, Zakia, Zakiyah, Zakiyya or Zakieh may represent two different female given names of Arabic origin, namely Arabic: زكية (zakiat), meaning "pure", corresponding to the male name Zaki, and Arabic: ذكيه (ḏakiyya), meaning "intelligent".
Meaning & Origin of Zakiah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zakiya, Zakia, Zakiyah, Zakiyya or Zakieh may represent two different female given names of Arabic origin, namely Arabic: زكية (zakiat), meaning "pure", corresponding to the male name Zaki, and Arabic: ذكيه (ḏakiyya), meaning "intelligent".
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The Story of Zakiah
As a girl name
Zakiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1990, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 31 Zakiahs were born — ranking #4,576 that year. As of 2026, Zakiah ranks #7,931 for girls with 13 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 485 Zakiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Zakiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 19 Zakiahs were born — ranking #5,071 that year. As of 2026, Zakiah ranks #5,813 for boys with 16 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). In total, more than 265 Zakiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Zakiah
Zakiah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 485 births in the dataset. Zakiah's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #4,576. Use the chart and map above to compare Zakiah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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