Zakariya

Zakariya was the #1,128 boys' name in the US in 2025 (189 babies), and #120 in England & Wales and #404 in Canada.

Zakariya as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Zakariya as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandCanadaUS
Zakariya as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,128 (189)#120 (421)#262 (15)—#404 (80)
2024#1,203 (170)#127 (434)#404 (8)—#507 (57)
2023#1,340 (141)#148 (357)#366 (9)#770 (3)#585 (46)
2022#1,314 (143)#160 (324)#342 (10)#657 (4)#582 (46)
2021#1,546 (113)#160 (334)#533 (5)—#545 (52)
2020#1,390 (125)#160 (333)#426 (7)—#674 (38)
2019#1,485 (115)#172 (316)#431 (7)—#616 (43)
2018#1,401 (125)#194 (271)#392 (8)—#591 (45)
2017#1,530 (107)#176 (317)#490 (6)#710 (3)#651 (39)
2016#1,522 (110)#204 (274)#442 (7)—#776 (32)
2015#1,444 (117)#211 (272)#337 (10)—#690 (37)
2014#1,526 (105)#230 (245)#378 (9)—#546 (50)
2013#1,557 (101)#222 (234)#687 (3)—#685 (36)
2012#1,756 (85)#225 (233)#500 (5)—#593 (42)
2011#1,771 (82)#253 (190)#459 (6)#540 (5)#958 (22)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,128.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1989.
  • In 2016, 5% of US babies named Zakariya were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 9,000uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 650common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Zakariya is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,100 to 1 in 8,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Zakariya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #586MNIllinois: #752ILMichigan: #540MINew York: #545NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #940OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #607NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,150CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #627VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,094TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Zakariya (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#41930
Quebec2025#6236

Zakariya (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ZakariyaCanadaBoys#40480
ZakariyaEngland & WalesBoys#120421
ZakariyaIrelandBoys—too few
ZakariyaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ZakariyaScotlandBoys#26215
ZakariyaUSGirls—too few
ZakariyaUSBoys#1,128189