The first name Zakaria
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 74 boys were named Zakaria, making it the 522nd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 102 births (#410).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Zakaria with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Zakaria at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 114 boys born in the United States were named Zakaria, the 1,528th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2017, when 145 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Zakaria
14 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Zakaria AboukhlalFootballer (born 2000)
- Zakaria BakkaliBelgian footballer, born 1996
- Zakaria LabyadDutch-born Moroccan footballer (born 1993)
- Zakaria MohieddinEgyptian military officer and politician (1918–2012)
- Zakaria BeglarishviliEstonian-Georgian association football player (born 1990)
- Zakaria DraouiAlgerian association football player, born 1994
- Zakaria El AzzouziDutch association football player, born 1996
- Zakaria HaddoucheAlgerian footballer, born 1993
- Zakaria EddahchouriDutch association football player, born 2000
- Zakaria BotrosEgyptian Coptic priest, born 1934
- Zakaria ChichinadzeGeorgian literary critic, historian, and publisher (1854–1931)
- Zakaria AsidahDanish taekwondo practitioner, born 1972
Questions
- How popular is the name Zakaria?
- In 2025, 74 boys born in England and Wales were named Zakaria, ranking 522nd. Its peak was 2015, with 102 births.
- Is Zakaria a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 3,349 US babies named Zakaria since 1880, 14% were girls and 86% boys.
- When was Zakaria most popular?
- 2017 in the United States, when 145 babies were named Zakaria, its highest rank at 1,263rd.