Zakaria
Zakaria was the 1528th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 114 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1263rd with 145 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 170 places. More babies were named Zakaria in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,528 boys, up 71 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 114boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017145 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,349babies recorded
Zakaria popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #1,528 | — | 114 |
| 2020 | #10,228 | #1,599 | 10 | 102 |
| 2010 | #5,592 | #1,375 | 25 | 123 |
| 2000 | #5,699 | #2,174 | 20 | 47 |
| 1990 | — | #3,605 | — | 17 |
| 1980 | — | #6,241 | — | 6 |
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How popular is Zakaria, counting every spelling?
Zakaria is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,076 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,528 for Zakaria on its own. Together these spellings went to 185 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zakaria | 114 | #1,528 | 546 |
| Zakariah | 33 | #3,511 | 144 |
| Zackariah | 23 | #4,536 | 116 |
| Zacariah | 10 | #8,233 | 48 |
| Zackaria | 5 | #13,876 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zakaria?
114 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zakaria (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zakaria born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 74 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zakaria.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zakaria?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Zakaria are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 20. That makes Zakaria mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zakaria by state
How common Zakaria was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (7.7×), Michigan (2.9×), Virginia (2.1×), New York (2.0×), Ohio (1.9×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zakaria: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zakaria, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zakaria
How popular is the name Zakaria?
Zakaria was the 1528th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 114 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1263rd with 145 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 170 places. More babies were named Zakaria in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zakaria a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Zakaria in the US.
Where is Zakaria most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zakaria was most common in Minnesota (0.49 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Virginia.