Zakriya
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- zuk-REE-ya
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Zakriya is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God remembers”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Zakriya mean?
Hebrew: South Asian spelling of Arabic Zakariya (Zechariah)
“God remembers”
In the Quran, Zakariya is the prophet who cared for Maryam and became father of Yahya (John the Baptist) in old age.
Is Zakriya a girl's or a boy's name?
Zakriya is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zakriya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Zakriya, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2007, with 5 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zakriya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Zakriya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
Nicknames for Zakriya
- Zak 79 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Zakriya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim, Muhammad, Musa, Abdullah, Ahmed, Mustafa, Zakariya, Hamza, Zayan, Zayaan, Zakariyya, Zayd
Names related to Zakriya
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Zakriya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zakriya, updated 20 October 2026.