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Zakaria

Boy

Meaning of Zakaria: Arabic: 'God remembers'

Zakaria is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1522nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 418th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1522

114 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#418

96 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,349

First recorded 1980 · peak 2011

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 10 babies1990: 17 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 28 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 39 babies1997: 41 babies1998: 52 babies1999: 49 babies2000: 67 babies20002001: 80 babies2002: 90 babies2003: 82 babies2004: 95 babies2005: 104 babies2006: 92 babies2007: 86 babies2008: 107 babies2009: 136 babies2010: 148 babies20102011: 175 babies2012: 127 babies2013: 140 babies2014: 113 babies2015: 140 babies2016: 118 babies2017: 156 babies2018: 130 babies2019: 118 babies2020: 112 babies20202021: 104 babies2022: 104 babies2023: 124 babies2024: 144 babies2025: 114 babies
US babies named Zakaria per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 175.

Gender split

86% boys · 14% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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