Zakariya: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God has remembered”
- Origin
- Arabic
- Say it
- zak-uh-REE-yuh · 4 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
Arabic form of Zechariah, from Hebrew Zekharyah. It is the name of a prophet in Islamic tradition; also transliterated Zakariyya or Zakaria.
How popular is Zakariya?
Babies named Zakariya in 2024169
2024 rank#1,202 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18802,368
Zakariya is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.
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Zakariya questions
What does the name Zakariya mean?
Zakariya means "God has remembered". It comes from Arabic. Arabic form of Zechariah, from Hebrew Zekharyah. It is the name of a prophet in Islamic tradition; also transliterated Zakariyya or Zakaria.
Is Zakariya a boy or girl name?
Zakariya is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Zakariya?
169 US babies were named Zakariya in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Zakariya?
Zakariya is usually pronounced zak-uh-REE-yuh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.