Zakariyya is a distinctive choice, ranked #602 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Zakariyya in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#602
About the Name Zakariyya
Zakariyya is steadily gaining in popularity, up 54 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #557 in 2015, and it currently sits at #602. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Zakariyya 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 Zakariyya
Unlikely. With around 63 UK babies named Zakariyya per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zakariyya in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zakariyya is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 54 places over the last five years to #602 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Zakariyya 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.
Zakariyya does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Zakariyyas in the wild.
63
UK babies named Zakariyya (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 54 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zakariyya
Likely around 1 other Zakariyya 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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Ahmad Wasfi Zakariyya was a Syrian historian specializing in the peoples and monuments of Syria and was a leading authority on the country's Arab tribes in the early 20th century. An agricultural engineer by training, he had an extensive career as a director and instructor of modern agriculture in schools throughout Ottoman and French Mandatory Syria, including two years-long terms as the director of the School of Agriculture in Salamiyah.