Zakariya
Zakariya is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/Yahweh has remembered".
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Zakariya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zakariya is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/Yahweh has remembered".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Zakariya
The earliest SSA record of Zakariya as a baby boy name dates back to 1989, when 9 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 173 newborns named Zakariya — #1,189 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Zakariyas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,189 among baby boy names with 173 births, rising sharply (+36% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Zakariyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zakariya
Zakariya is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Zakariya's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,189. Use the chart and map above to compare Zakariya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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