The first name Zakariya
A boy’s name from Arabic meaning “yahweh has remembered”.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Zakariya means “yahweh has remembered” in Arabic.
From Arabic زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā), from Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ (z'ḵaryāʾ), from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (“Yahweh has remembered”). Doublet of Zachary, Zacharias, Zachariah, Zechariah, and Jakariya.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 421 boys were named Zakariya, making it the 120th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 434 births (#127).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Zakariya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Zakariya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 189 boys born in the United States were named Zakariya, the 1,130th most popular boys’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
More Arabic boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Zakariya mean?
- Zakariya means “yahweh has remembered” in Arabic.
- What is the origin of the name Zakariya?
- From Arabic زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā), from Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ (z'ḵaryāʾ), from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (“Yahweh has remembered”). Doublet of Zachary, Zacharias, Zachariah, Zechariah, and Jakariya.
- How popular is the name Zakariya?
- In 2025, 421 boys born in England and Wales were named Zakariya, ranking 120th. Its peak was 2024, with 434 births.
- Is Zakariya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 2,558 US babies named Zakariya since 1880 were boys.
- When was Zakariya most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 189 babies were named Zakariya, its highest rank at 1,130th.
- What are other spellings of Zakariya?
- Zakaria and Zakariyya.