Unisex name · since 1980
Zakaria
2,883 babies named Zakaria in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,609 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,524 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,883
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zakaria currently ranks #1524 among unisex names in America, with 2,883 babies recorded since 1980.
Zakaria has 2,883 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1524 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #2,609 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,524 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,883 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakaria ranks #2,609 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,524 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,883 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,609 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,524 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,883
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zakaria's 2,883 recorded births place it above 94.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Zakaria compares
2,883 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zakaria's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zakaria | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,883 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 145 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zakaria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zakaria splits its recorded history at 2005: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 145 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zakaria popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 145
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Zakaria popularity over time - girls
466 total births recorded since 1993 (Zakaria as girls' name)
Zakaria by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,161 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Zakaria's strongest decade.
1,161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Zakaria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 273
1990s
273 births
- 2000s
2000s
758 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,161 births
- 2020s
2020s
648 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,161 births (40% of all-time use).
How Zakaria compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Zakaria's total volume
Zakaria by state
Where Zakaria concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 280 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 267 | 9.3% |
| #3 | California | | 227 | 7.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 146 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 115 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 110 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 89 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 80 | 2.8% |
280 of 2,883 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Zakaria appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zakaria's data
- Zakaria's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,161 total births) through the 2020s (648) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zakarias (280 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zakaria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zakaria draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.