How Many People Are Named Zakariyya?
An estimated 252 people in the United States have the first name Zakariyya. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Zakariyya peaked in popularity in 2016 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zakariyya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zakariyya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
252
About 1 in 1,360,136 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2016
20 births
Total Registered
254
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zakariyya
Zakariyya is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 254 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zakariyya as a male name
Ranked #8,272 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (20 births)
Zakariyya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zakariyya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 114 babies were registered. While Zakariyya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zakariyya by Decade
How has Zakariyya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zakariyya + Last Name Combinations
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Zakariyya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zakariyya?
We estimate approximately 252 people named Zakariyya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,360,136 Americans share this first name.
Is Zakariyya a common name?
Zakariyya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 254 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zakariyya most popular?
Zakariyya reached peak popularity in 2016, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zakariyya is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zakariyya a male name?
Zakariyya is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zakariyya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zakariyya Smith, Zakariyya Johnson, Zakariyya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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