boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Zakariya

Meaning Yahweh has remembered Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #1,130 Trend ↑ Rising 42%

From Arabic زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā), from Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ (z'ḵaryāʾ), from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (“Yahweh has remembered”).

Rank 2025
#1,130
among boys · ↑73 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
189
named Zakariya · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,037
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
189 babies
All-time total
2,558
#2,862 all-time among boys
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Zakariya popularity over time

2,558 babies have been named Zakariya since 1989, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
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1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 9 9 1 – #5,610
1990s – 135 135 14 +1400% #3,278
2000s 26 467 493 49 +265% #1,911
2010s 21 1,019 1,040 104 +111% #1,407
2020s (to 2025) – 881 881 147 +41% #1,130

Where Zakariya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 201 0.12 outside top 500
2027 212 0.12 outside top 500
2028 222 0.13 outside top 500
2029 230 0.13 outside top 500
2030 238 0.14 outside top 500

Where Zakariya is most popular

Boys named Zakariya per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.088 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, New York, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Zakariya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 55 0.448 +412%
New York 112 0.259 +196%
Michigan 45 0.220 +151%
Illinois 54 0.211 +141%
New Jersey 37 0.184 +110%
Ohio 39 0.147 +68%
Virginia 24 0.126 +45%
California 85 0.093 +6%
Massachusetts 10 0.073 -17%
Texas 60 0.068 -22%
Florida 22 0.046 -47%
Maryland 5 0.042 -52%
Arizona 6 0.037 -58%
Washington 5 0.031 -65%
Pennsylvania 6 0.023 -74%
Georgia 5 0.020 -77%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
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New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Zakariya

Zakariya is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,130 in 2025 with 189 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 2,558 American babies have been named Zakariya. Its peak came in 2025, when 189 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zakariya stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zakariya?

The median living Zakariya is about 9 years old; half are between 3 and 15. An estimated 2,500 people named Zakariya are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zakariya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 189 #1,130
2024 – – 170 #1,203
2023 – – 141 #1,345
2022 – – 143 #1,321
2021 – – 113 #1,553
2020 – – 125 #1,396
2019 – – 115 #1,492
2018 – – 125 #1,407
2017 – – 107 #1,540
2016 6 #16,178 110 #1,531
2015 5 #19,056 117 #1,452
2014 – – 105 #1,535
2013 – – 101 #1,562
2012 10 #11,230 85 #1,774
2011 – – 82 #1,779
2010 – – 72 #1,956
2009 – – 62 #2,182
2008 – – 57 #2,325
2007 – – 75 #1,911
2006 – – 52 #2,396
2005 6 #16,427 50 #2,361
2004 – – 42 #2,598
2003 7 #13,822 32 #3,042
2002 – – 31 #3,021
2001 – – 41 #2,427
2000 13 #8,023 25 #3,420
1995 – – 20 #3,430
1990 – – 8 #6,409
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Famous people named Zakariya

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Zakariya al-Qazwini Zakariya al-Qazwini Persian scientist (c. 1203–1283) Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zakariya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zakariya?

The median living Zakariya is about 9 years old. Half of all living Zakariyas are between 3 and 15 years old.

How many people named Zakariya are alive today?

An estimated 2,500 people named Zakariya are alive in the United States, based on 2,558 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Zakariya mean?

From Arabic زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā), from Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ (z'ḵaryāʾ), from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (“Yahweh has remembered”).

How popular is the name Zakariya in 2025?

Zakariya ranked #1,130 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 189 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zakariya?

2,558 babies have been named Zakariya in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zakariya most popular?

Zakariya peaked in 2025, when 189 newborns received the name.

Is Zakariya a boy or girl name?

Zakariya is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zakariya rising or falling?

Zakariya is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zakariya become more popular?

Zakariya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 238 boys named Zakariya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Zakariya?

Well-known people named Zakariya include Zakariya al-Qazwini (politician).

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