Zakariya
Zakariya was the 1130th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 189 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 322 places. More babies were named Zakariya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,130 boys, up 266 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 189boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025189 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,558babies recorded
Zakariya popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 47 since 2000.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,130 | 189 |
| 2020 | #1,396 | 125 |
| 2010 | #1,956 | 72 |
| 2000 | #3,420 | 25 |
| 1990 | #6,409 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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How popular is Zakariya, counting every spelling?
Zakariya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #986 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,130 for Zakariya on its own. Together these spellings went to 215 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zakariya | 189 | #1,130 | 756 |
| Zakariyah | 14 | #6,442 | 56 |
| Zakariyya | 12 | #7,182 | 53 |
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 Zakariya?
189 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zakariya (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zakariya 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 44 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zakariya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zakariya?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Zakariya are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 16. That makes Zakariya a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Zakariya by state
How common Zakariya was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (5.1×), New York (3.0×), Michigan (2.5×), Illinois (2.4×), New Jersey (2.1×). In 35 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 Zakariya: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zakariya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zakariya
How popular is the name Zakariya?
Zakariya was the 1130th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 189 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 322 places. More babies were named Zakariya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zakariya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zakariya in the US.
Where is Zakariya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zakariya was most common in Minnesota (0.45 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Michigan.