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".
- Arabic
- Malay
- Indonesian
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Malay
- Indonesian
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. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 31 births, good for #4,576 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Zakiahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,931 among girl names 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
The earliest SSA record of Zakiah as a boy name dates back to 1997, when 6 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Zakiah — #5,071 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Zakiahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,813 among boy names 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
Variants & Related Forms of Zakiah
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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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