Zakariya sits comfortably in the UK charts at #127 in 2024 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2024
#127
About the Name Zakariya
Zakariya is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #127. The name has climbed 33 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Zakariya 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 Zakariya
Unlikely. With around 434 UK babies named Zakariya per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zakariya in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zakariya is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 33 places over the last five years to #127 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Zakariya 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 Zakariya include: Kunsulu Zakariya — Kunsulu Daltonqyzy Zakaryia is a Kazakh researcher in biological safety, Doctor of Biological Sciences, and from April 2023 the President of the Kazakh Academy...; Zakariya Paruk — Zakariya Paruk is a South African professional cricketer.; Mohamed Zakariya — Mohamed Zakariya is an American master Islamic calligrapher and an American Muslim convert..
Zakariya does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Zakariyas in the wild.
434
UK babies named Zakariya (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↑ 33 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zakariya
Likely around 1 other Zakariya in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Kunsulu Daltonqyzy Zakaryia is a Kazakh researcher in biological safety, Doctor of Biological Sciences, and from April 2023 the President of the Kazakh Academy of Sciences. Zakaryia is a developer of the QazVac (QazCovid-in) vaccine candidate against COVID-19.
Zakariya Paruk is a South African professional cricketer. He made his first-class debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 9 February 2017.
Bahauddin Zakariya, also known as Baha-ul-Haq, was a Sunni Muslim scholar, saint and poet who established the Suhrawardiyya order of Baghdad in medieval South Asia, later becoming one of the most influential spiritual leaders of his era.
Zakariya Khan, alternatively spelt as Zakaria Khan, was the Mughal subahdar of the Lahore and Multan subahs from 1726 till his death in 1745, succeeding his father, Abd al-Samad Khan, at both the posts. He continued and extended his father's policy of severe persecution of Sikhs, and thousands of Sikhs were killed during his period and post his death, especially during the Chhota Ghallughara.
Zakariya Essabar was a Moroccan member of al-Qaeda who helped organize the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States as part of the Hamburg cell. Essabar was born in Morocco on 3 April 1977 and immigrated to Germany in 1997.
Zakariyya' al-Qazwini (full name: Abū Yaḥyā Zakariyyāʾ ibn Muḥammad ibn Maḥmūd al-Qazwīnī, Arabic: أبو يحيى زكرياء بن محمد بن محمود القزويني), also known as Qazvini (Persian: قزوینی),, was a professor, jurist, cosmographer and geographer. Qazwini’s most famous work is his cosmography titled ʿAjāʾib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharāʾib al-mawjūdāt or Wonders of the Creation and Unique [phenomena] of the Existence.