Zakari
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZAK-uh-ree
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,060 for boys
Zakari is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God remembers”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 1,060th for boys in the US (206 babies).
What does Zakari mean?
Hebrew: modern spelling of Zachary, from Zechariah
“God remembers”
A modern spelling of Zachary, from the Hebrew Zechariah, the name of a biblical prophet.
Is Zakari a girl's or a boy's name?
Zakari is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 9 girls and 206 boys in the US.
How popular is Zakari in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Zakari, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zakari in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were given Zakari or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,127, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Zakari in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 2 | #6,146 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Zakari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,060among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 206about 1 in 8,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 206 boys in the US were named Zakari, making it the 1,060th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,134th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 213 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986. 9 girls were also named Zakari in 2025 (10,104th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Zakari in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 318 boys in the US were given Zakari or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #742, up from #1,060 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 4% of the babies named Zakari in the US were girls.
Zakari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 206 | #1,060 |
| 2024 | 198 | #1,092 |
| 2023 | 213 | #1,024 |
| 2022 | 184 | #1,138 |
| 2021 | 147 | #1,291 |
| 2020 | 172 | #1,134 |
| 2019 | 178 | #1,107 |
| 2018 | 165 | #1,160 |
| 2017 | 106 | #1,541 |
| 2016 | 95 | #1,663 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,212 |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,620 |
| 2013 | 37 | #2,996 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,000 |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,202 |
| 2010 | 53 | #2,374 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3,161 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,582 |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,866 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,070 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,255 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,926 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
Nicknames for Zakari
Names like Zakari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Muhammad Ibrahim Zayd Abdullah Zayan Mustafa Zayaan Hamza Yusuf Zakariyya Ayyub
Other spellings of Zakari
Names related to Zakari
Zakariya Zakaria Zackary Zakariah Zakir Zackaria Zakhar Sakari Zakhari
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zakari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zakari, updated 20 October 2026.