Zakia
How to say it: zah-KEE-ah · /zaˈkia/
Arabic 'pure, chaste, virtuous'; feminine of Zaki - used in Arab, African and South Asian Muslim communities.
Zakia was the 2,285th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 10 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 44% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,609 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #2,285 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 10 |
| Share of births | 1 in 66,306 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | −44% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,609 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,735 among girls’ names, 10 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Zakia has never gone out of use: even its quietest decade kept at least a quarter of its peak.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Zakia is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Hindi.
In France: #1,735 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Zakia
- Zakia Khudadadi (born 1998)Afghan taekwondo practitioner
- Zakia Mrisho Mohamed (born 1984)Tanzanian athletics competitor
- Zakia Hamdani Meghji (born 1946)Tanzanian politician
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