The baby name Zakaria is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Common English: ZA-kə-REE-ə (IPA: /zækəˈriːə/). Arabic: za-ka-REE-yah (IPA: /zakariːja/).
Zakaria is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Zakaria is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Common English: ZA-kə-REE-ə (IPA: /zækəˈriːə/). Arabic: za-ka-REE-yah (IPA: /zakariːja/).
Zakaria is Arabic in Origin.
Zakaria is a masculine name rooted in the Hebrew Zekharyah, “Yahweh has remembered,” carried into Arabic as Zakariyya (زكريا) and commonly transliterated as Zakaria. It names the biblical priest-prophet Zechariah and, in the Qur’an, Prophet Zakariyya, father of John/Yahya, giving the name deep resonance across Abrahamic traditions and languages.
Usage spans the Middle East, North and West Africa, the Caucasus, and diasporas in Europe and beyond; it is notably familiar in Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Georgia, and French-speaking countries. Variants include Zechariah, Zachariah, Zachary, Zacharie, Zaccaria (Italian), Zacarias/Zacarías (Portuguese/Spanish), Zekeriya (Turkish), Zakariya/Zakariyya (Arabic), Zakharia and Zaharia (Eastern European). Short forms Zak and Zac are common in Western contexts. The streamlined spelling Zakaria balances Arabic heritage with international readability, contributing to steady modern usage; bearers include Georgian composer Zakaria Paliashvili and numerous contemporary athletes.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| BF | 0 | #5 | 6 | 188 | |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #11 | 23 | 439 |
| BF | Girls | 0 | #17 | 1 | 315 |
| MA | 0 | #31 | 56,282 | 20,986 | |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #34 | 3 | 657 |
| ID | 0 | #38 | 2 | 2,238 | |
| CM | 0 | #53 | 4 | 2,592 | |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #86 | 3,976 | 25,439 |
| QA | 0 | #91 | 10 | 7,011 | |
| SD | 0 | #95 | 8 | 2,130 | |
| YE | 0 | #96 | 583 | 8,639 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| LY | 0 | #106 | 944 | 12,703 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #107 | 4 | 2,055 |
| IQ | 0 | #107 | 23 | 3,533 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #110 | 507 | 2,865 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #113 | 21 | 6,332 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| DZ | 0 | #118 | 7,086 | 20,130 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #118 | 553 | 7,057 |
| OM | 0 | #118 | 4 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #120 | 18 | 1,769 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #122 | 10 | 4,130 |
| JO | 0 | #122 | 16 | 2,158 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #124 | 8 | 3,473 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #126 | 63 | 401 |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #127 | 8 | 444 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #147 | 36 | 1,509 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #148 | 305 | 8,138 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| GH | 0 | #157 | 93 | 5,396 | |
| AE | 0 | #160 | 18 | 10,220 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #168 | 3,621 | 15,035 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #168 | 407 | 10,523 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #175 | 5 | 4,064 |
| RU | 0 | #192 | 3 | 3,641 | |
| BD | 0 | #196 | 32 | 5,992 | |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| PS | 0 | #205 | 14 | 5,692 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| SY | 0 | #219 | 1,166 | 11,684 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #221 | 50 | 3,535 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #229 | 79 | 2,588 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| SA | 0 | #235 | 61 | 10,560 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #243 | 7 | 5,568 |
| LB | 0 | #243 | 657 | 13,263 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #245 | 81 | 6,973 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #247 | 21 | 6,912 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #252 | 5 | 7,111 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #254 | 473 | 10,045 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #263 | 63 | 7,401 |
| MY | 0 | #269 | 62 | 12,352 | |
| NG | 0 | #269 | 4 | 5,926 | |
| IL | 0 | #274 | 9 | 6,291 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #278 | 345 | 10,655 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #280 | 571 | 13,071 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| EG | 0 | #290 | 118 | 6,387 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| TN | 0 | #300 | 1,150 | 13,765 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #304 | 16 | 9,639 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| NL | 0 | #368 | 24 | 2,481 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #375 | 7 | 7,951 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #376 | 11 | 8,413 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #396 | 32 | 2,041 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #402 | 220 | 10,983 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #402 | 808 | 5,873 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #422 | 21 | 2,180 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #427 | 2,435 | 10,046 |
| Spain | 0 | #431 | 22 | 2,326 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #431 | 696 | 5,610 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #440 | 111 | 12,054 |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #477 | 76 | 10,162 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #479 | 27 | 12,621 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #484 | 21 | 11,303 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #488 | 221 | 18,093 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| BH | 0 | #506 | 48 | 17,937 | |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #525 | 167 | 3,552 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #542 | 6 | 10,981 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #543 | 11 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #553 | 145 | 17,960 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #555 | 6 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #588 | 183 | 18,755 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #634 | 255 | 17,948 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #637 | 1,578 | 28,008 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #666 | 463 | 22,615 |
| IT | 0 | #668 | 47 | 4,183 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #732 | 223 | 5,697 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #758 | 135 | 7,044 |
| TR | 0 | #776 | 535 | 19,440 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #783 | 169 | 16,906 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #820 | 7 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #891 | 45 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #908 | 9 | 8,487 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #911 | 49 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #931 | 64 | 24,821 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #945 | 11 | 5,933 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #947 | 234 | 25,619 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #962 | 22 | 5,561 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #971 | 31 | 16,750 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,116 | 26 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,397 | 50 | 9,415 |
Zakaria is popular in 77 countries — most recent births per country:
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