Zaakirah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- zah-KEE-ruh
- Origin
- Arabic
Zaakirah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who remembers God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zaakirah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Zakira; feminine of Zakir
“one who remembers God”
The feminine of Zakir, from the same Arabic root as dhikr, the remembrance of God in prayer.
Meaning borrowed from Zakira.
Is Zaakirah a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaakirah is a girls' name.
How popular is Zaakirah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 7 girls.
Zaakirah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Zaakirah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aakifah, Hibah, Farah, Azeemah, Umamah, Umaymah, Rufaidah, Habiba, Musfirah, Samah, Sumayyah, Zairah
Names related to Zaakirah
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, “Zaakirah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zaakirah, updated 20 October 2026.