Zakir

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⭐ Famous Zakir

Zakir Hussain

Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and composer (1951–2024)

Choose Zakir and your child shares a first name with Zakir Hussain, an Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and composer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Zakir, like who?” Zakir Hussain's Wikipedia article is available in 45 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 63,291 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Zakir, 27 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Zakir would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryZakir first shows up in US birth records in 1990, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 35 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2015, when it reached #3,085.
• 📈Then vs nowZakir is 2.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 178,571 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 63,291.
• 🚀TrendZakir has climbed 192 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #3,949. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningIn Arabic, Zakir means “one who remembers God”.

About the name Zakir

Zakir is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “one who remembers God”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with Z and ending in “-kir”. US birth records list Zakir for boys from 1990 to 2025, in 34 of those 36 years. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked #3,085 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,949, with 27 babies.

Origin:Hebrew names