Zakaria

“The Lord has remembered” — Arabic, from Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1528 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Zakaria reached its best rank, #1263, in 2017 and ranked #1528 in 2025. Roughly 2,900 boys have been named Zakaria since 1980. In Minnesota it runs about 7× its national rate. Together with its spelling variant Zakariya (#1130), Zakaria would rank around #819 with about 300 births last year — the newborns split about 62/38 between Zakariya and Zakaria.

Around the world: about 1 in 660 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 730 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 1,100 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zakarias

Zakaria Aboukhlal — Footballer (born 2000)
Zakaria Bakkali — Belgian footballer
Zakaria Paliashvili — Georgian composer (1871–1933)
Zakaria Labyad — Dutch-born Moroccan footballer
Zakaria El Ouahdi — Moroccan soccer player

What Zakarias become

Among 247 notable people named Zakaria:

Sports figures appear 2.1× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zakaria Aboukhlal, Footballer (born 2000).

Similar names: Zakariya · Jad · Zayvion · Arya · Malikai · Said

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