Zakiyah
Zakyah is a Syrian town located in Markaz Rif Dimashq, Rif Dimashq. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Zakiyah had a population of 18,553 in the 2004 census.
Meaning & Origin of Zakiyah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zakyah is a Syrian town located in Markaz Rif Dimashq, Rif Dimashq. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Zakiyah had a population of 18,553 in the 2004 census.
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Origin & history
The Story of Zakiyah
Zakiyah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 108 Zakiyahs were born — ranking #1,949 that year. As of 2026, Zakiyah ranks #3,427 for baby girls with 46 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 2K Zakiyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zakiyah
Zakiyah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Zakiyah's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,949. Use the chart and map above to compare Zakiyah'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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