Zakiyya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- zuh-KEE-yuh
- Origin
- Arabic
Zakiyya is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “pure; intelligent”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zakiyya mean?
Arabic: spelling of Zakiya; feminine of Zaki
“pure; intelligent”
From the Arabic root z-k-w, which carries ideas of purity, growth and goodness.
Meaning borrowed from Zakiya.
Is Zakiyya a girl's or a boy's name?
Zakiyya is a girls' name.
How popular is Zakiyya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 5 girls.
Zakiyya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Names like Zakiyya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba, Safia, Faiza, Zaha, Saba, Sabiha, Zahara, Waziha, Fariha, Aakifah, Zulaikha, Afiya
Names related to Zakiyya
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zakiyya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zakiyya, updated 20 October 2026.