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Zakaria

86% boys · 114 born in 2025

Zakaria has been given to about 3,349 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,266
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zakaria per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 175
  • Born in 2025114
  • All time3,349
  • England & Wales, 2025#522 · 74

How popular is Zakaria?

Its best year was 2011, when 175 babies were given the name, ranking 1439th. The typical living American called Zakaria is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Zakaria

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zakary0.69
  2. Zackary0.66
  3. Zachariah0.65
  4. Nakia0.64
  5. Zakai0.65
  6. Zechariah0.53
  7. Zackery0.52
  8. Zachary0.47

Middle names for Zakaria

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zakaria John0.85
  2. Zakaria Lee0.85
  3. Zakaria Dean0.84
  4. Zakaria Bryce0.84
  5. Zakaria Ross0.84
  6. Zakaria Quinn0.84

Sibling names for Zakaria

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.95
  2. Keziahsister · 0.95
  3. Soleilsister · 0.95
  4. Kyrenbrother · 0.95
  5. Yousefbrother · 0.95
  6. Elinasister · 0.94

Where Zakaria is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.04%
  2. Ohio0.01%
  3. New York0.01%
  4. Michigan0.01%
  5. Pennsylvania0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Zakaria White0.80
  2. Zakaria Reyes0.80
  3. Zakaria Nguyen0.80
  4. Zakaria Moore0.80
  5. Zakaria Lee0.80
  6. Zakaria Hill0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Zakaria

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Zakaria across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.