Given name
Zakeya
“one who is chaste; pure”·“an intelligent woman”
Zakeya is a variant of Zakia. Interpretations include “one who is chaste; pure” and “an intelligent woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zakeya is a variant of Zakia. Interpretations include “one who is chaste; pure” and “an intelligent woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zakeya is a variant of Zakia. An origin associated with Zakia is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zakeya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 184
- 0 boys · 184 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 217 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.