Is Zakaria a boy or girl name?
Zakaria is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 135 boys were named Zakaria, so 6.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 14.4% of the 3,235 US babies named Zakaria were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,389
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,048
- Babies named Zakaria since 1980
- 3,235
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 175 babies
Boys and girls named Zakaria, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 135 | #1,389 | 9 | #11,048 |
| 2023 | 115 | #1,534 | 9 | #11,133 |
| 2022 | 89 | #1,825 | 15 | #7,614 |
| 2021 | 93 | #1,747 | 11 | #9,541 |
| 2020 | 102 | #1,598 | 10 | #10,221 |
| 2019 | 108 | #1,561 | 10 | #10,455 |
| 2018 | 113 | #1,519 | 17 | #7,090 |
| 2017 | 145 | #1,263 | 11 | #9,919 |
| 2016 | 107 | #1,554 | 11 | #10,093 |
| 2015 | 129 | #1,358 | 11 | #10,137 |
| 2014 | 102 | #1,563 | 11 | #10,113 |
| 2013 | 124 | #1,369 | 16 | #7,736 |
| 2012 | 95 | #1,636 | 32 | #4,597 |
| 2011 | 115 | #1,438 | 60 | #2,907 |
| 2010 | 123 | #1,375 | 25 | #5,591 |
| 2009 | 107 | #1,543 | 29 | #5,094 |
| 2008 | 90 | #1,707 | 17 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,033 | 17 | #7,725 |
| 2006 | 83 | #1,712 | 9 | #12,404 |
| 2005 | 91 | #1,553 | 13 | #8,874 |
| 2004 | 72 | #1,761 | 23 | #5,549 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,843 | 17 | #6,879 |
| 2002 | 79 | #1,570 | 11 | #9,470 |
| 2001 | 55 | #1,981 | 25 | #4,833 |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,174 | 20 | #5,698 |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,156 | 9 | #10,111 |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,448 | 7 | #12,058 |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,439 | 6 | #13,501 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,429 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,949 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 23 | #3,041 | 5 | #15,785 |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,234 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,457 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,605 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #5,161 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,747 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,453 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,521 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,336 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,241 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zakaria reached #1,263 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #2,907 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zakaria
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.