Given name
Zakira
“God is remembered”
Zakira is a variant of Zacharie. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is remembered.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zakira is a variant of Zacharie. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is remembered.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zakira is a variant of Zacharie. An origin associated with Zacharie is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zakira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 463
- 0 boys · 463 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 12 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 449 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zakira’s family of names
Zakira has a related form in Zacharie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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