Zakariya

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?

202451.0 per million US babies
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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.

Names like Zakariya

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Zachariahthe Lord has remembered · Hebrew
  • ZechariahYahweh remembers · Hebrew
  • ZakariaGod has remembered · Arabic
  • Amircommander, prince · Arabic
  • Muhammadpraised · Arabic
  • Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
  • Cairovictorious · Arabic

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.