Fun Facts About the Name Zakia
- More than 1 thousand babies named Zakia: U.S. records list 1,740 babies given the name Zakia from 1880 through 2025. Even 16 boys received the name Zakia - about 1 boy for every 108 girls.
What Does the Name Zakia Mean?
Zakia is an Arabic feminine name meaning "pure" or "virtuous." It comes from the Arabic adjective zakiyya (زكية), the feminine form of zakī (زكي), "pure, virtuous." The word is built from the root ز ك ي (z-k-y), which is connected with purity, growth, and increase; the same root gives zakāt (زكاة), the obligatory alms in Islam, understood as a means of purification and growth. The feminine ending -a (written ة, tāʾ marbūṭa) makes the adjective feminine. In modern Arabic, zakī can also mean "intelligent" or "clever," especially in Egyptian Arabic, so the name is sometimes glossed that way too. Zakia is one of several Latin-alphabet spellings of the same Arabic name; others include Zakiya, Zakiyya, and Zakiyah. It is not related to the Hebrew name Zachary (Zacharias), despite the similar opening sound.
Zakia Name History & Origins
Zakia is the feminine form of the Arabic name Zaki. It derives from the classical Arabic adjective zakiyya, and the root z-k-y appears in the Qur'an; in 18:74, the phrase nafsan zakiyyatan (نفسًا زكية, "a pure soul") uses the feminine form. As a personal name, it has been used in Arabic-speaking regions and by Muslim communities in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. The spelling Zakia is one Latin-alphabet form, while Zakiya and Zakiyya stay closer to the Arabic letters. Turkish has the related feminine name Zekiye, and Persian uses Zakiyeh; the masculine form in Arabic is Zaki. The many spellings reflect the fact that Arabic script does not map one-to-one onto the Latin alphabet.
How Popular is the Name Zakia?
Zakia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1975. Its best rank was #1,278 in 1975.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,089 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #11,049 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #8,465 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #8,017 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #12,168 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #6,071 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #9,095 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #8,599 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #6,035 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #6,896 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #7,259 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #5,985 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #7,364 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #5,394 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #6,843 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #5,241 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2009 | #4,800 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2008 | #5,275 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #3,425 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 2006 | #3,851 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2005 | #3,209 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2004 | #3,442 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2003 | #3,129 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 2002 | #3,144 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 2001 | #3,139 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2000 | #3,167 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1999 | #2,781 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1998 | #2,278 | 63 | 0.0036% |
| 1997 | #3,104 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1996 | #2,900 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1995 | #2,420 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 1994 | #3,232 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1993 | #2,937 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1992 | #2,828 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1991 | #2,934 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1990 | #3,361 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1989 | #2,526 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 1988 | #3,480 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1987 | #3,424 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #3,644 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1985 | #3,851 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1984 | #3,612 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1983 | #3,240 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1982 | #3,170 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1981 | #2,927 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1980 | #2,341 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 1979 | #2,524 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 1978 | #3,636 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1977 | #2,256 | 41 | 0.0027% |
| 1976 | #1,839 | 51 | 0.0035% |
| 1975 | #1,278 | 88 | 0.0060% |
| 1974 | #3,425 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1973 | #3,969 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1972 | #4,521 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | #14,494 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #11,333 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #12,101 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Zakia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have aspiration and inspiration, hope and guidance. Since you are intuitive and perceptive and you understand human nature. You have the power to achieve. Diplomacy and discretion make you a good mediator. You are inspired, introspective, and have a good understanding of the human heart. You can have the ability to commercialize your artistic talents successfully. You are often a mystery to others and to yourself. You are always reaching for something higher, without exactly knowing what that "higher" is. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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