Zakariyya
Zakariyya is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Quranic.
- Arabic
- Quranic
Meaning & Origin of Zakariyya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zakariyya is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Quranic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Quranic
The Story of Zakariyya
American parents first put Zakariyya on the record books as a baby boy name in 1999, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 20 Zakariyyas were born — ranking #4,773 that year. About 42% of every Zakariyya on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zakariyya ranks #7,245 for baby boys with 10 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 274 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Zakariyya
Zakariyya is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 274 births in the dataset. Zakariyya's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #4,773. Use the chart and map above to compare Zakariyya'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.