Zakariah is a distinctive choice, ranked #1517 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Zakariah in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1517
About the Name Zakariah
Zakariah is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 418 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #842 in 2001 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Zakariah is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Zakariah
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Zakariah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zakariah in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zakariah is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 418 places over the last five years to #1517 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Zakariah is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Zakariah include: Mohamad Shukor Zakariah — Mohamad Shukor bin Zakariah is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of Penang State Legislative Assembly for Pulau Betong since 2023.; Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah — Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah was born in Yendi and is the daughter of Alhaji Shanni Mahama, who was a former MP for the Yendi Constituency of Ghana and a....
Zakariah does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Zakariahs in the wild.
17
UK babies named Zakariah (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 418 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zakariah
Likely around 1 other Zakariah in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Zakariah
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mohamad Shukor bin Zakariah is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of Penang State Legislative Assembly for Pulau Betong since 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN).
Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah was born in Yendi and is the daughter of Alhaji Shanni Mahama, who was a former MP for the Yendi Constituency of Ghana and a Deputy Minister for Agriculture in the government of former prime minister K. A.