Zaakir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZAH-kir
- Origin
- Arabic
Zaakir is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who remembers God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zaakir mean?
Arabic: spelling of Zakir; South Asian form of Dhakir
“one who remembers God”
From Arabic dhakir, one who remembers, linked to dhikr, the devotional remembrance of God.
Meaning borrowed from Zakir.
Is Zaakir a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaakir is a boys' name.
How popular is Zaakir in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zaakir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Zaakir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Zaakir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zahir, Samir, Saif, Zohaib, Umair, Aamir, Fahad, Sabir, Hamza, Abdur, Zubayr, Habib
Names related to Zaakir
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zaakir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zaakir, updated 20 October 2026.