Zakyah Johnson
There are approximately 1 people named Zakyah Johnson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Zakyah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Johnson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Zakyah
199
Alive today
Named Johnson
2.1M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 199
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2007
Average age: 16
Estimated bearers: 2.1M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #2
Per 100K: 621.69
Top ancestry: White (56.8%)
First name trend
Zakyah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Zakyah. The peak year was 2007 with 20 births. The average person named Zakyah today is 16 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Johnson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Johnson, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 56.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Johnson described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Johnson at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White56.8% · 1,055,206
- Black or African American33.6% · 623,699
- Two or more races4.7% · 87,789
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 62,019
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 16,365
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 13,156
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Zakyah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0001% of the US population, based on 199 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Johnson appears at a rate of 621.69 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.6217%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Zakyah Johnson. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Johnson
FAQ
Zakyah Johnson: questions and answers
How many people are named Zakyah Johnson?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Zakyah Johnson. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0001%) with the surname frequency (621.69 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Zakyah Johnson?
We classify Zakyah Johnson as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Zakyah a male or female name?
Zakyah is predominantly female. Out of 201 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Zakyah profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Zakyah Johnson?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.