Zakaria
Zakaria is a name with multiple cultural origins: Georgian, Malay, Indonesian, Arabic.
- Georgian
- Malay
- Indonesian
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Zakaria
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zakaria is a name with multiple cultural origins: Georgian, Malay, Indonesian, Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Georgian
- Malay
- Indonesian
- Arabic
The Story of Zakaria
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Zakaria as a girl name dates back to 1993, when 5 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 60 newborns named Zakaria — #2,867 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Zakaria on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zakaria ranks #9,231 for girls with 9 births, gradually falling (-12%). All told, over 485 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Zakaria as a boy name dates back to 1980, when 6 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 145 newborns named Zakaria — #1,256 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Zakaria on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zakaria ranks #1,404 for boys with 134 births, gradually rising (+7%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Zakaria
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Zakaria. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Zakaria
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About the name Zakaria
Zakaria is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Zakaria's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #1,256. Use the chart and map above to compare Zakaria's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.