The baby name Zakariya is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /zækəˈriːə/ (zak-uh-REE-uh).
Zakariya is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Zakariya is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /zækəˈriːə/ (zak-uh-REE-uh).
Zakariya is Arabic in Origin.
Zakariya (Arabic: Zakariyya, زكريا/زكريّا) is the Arabic form of the biblical name Zechariah, from Hebrew Zekharyah (zkr “to remember” + Yah “God”). It conveys the meaning “God has remembered” or “Yahweh remembers.” In Islamic tradition, Zakariya is a revered prophet and the father of Yahya (John the Baptist), named in the Qur’an; this religious resonance has anchored the name across centuries.
It remains widely used across the Arabic-speaking world and in Muslim communities in South Asia, East Africa, and the diaspora, while cognates appear among Jewish and Christian traditions. Common spellings include Zakaria, Zakariyya, and Zakariya; related forms in other languages are Zechariah/Zachariah (English), Zacharias (Greek/German/Scandinavian), Zacharie (French), Zaccaria (Italian), Zacarías (Spanish), Zekeriya (Turkish), and Zakariya/Zakaria (Urdu/Persian). Short forms such as Zak or Zack occur in English contexts, though Zaki is a separate Arabic name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2023 | #1 | — | 807 |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #26 | 1 | 439 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| OM | 0 | #102 | 15 | 6,215 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #133 | 5 | 1,769 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| MA | 0 | #159 | 9,296 | 20,986 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #167 | 22 | 401 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #168 | 15 | 1,509 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #176 | 4 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #179 | 9 | 10,220 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| PS | 0 | #224 | 3 | 5,692 | |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #241 | 8 | 5,396 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #250 | 57 | 2,588 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| NG | 0 | #254 | 11 | 5,926 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #263 | 129 | 2,865 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #272 | 3 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SA | 0 | #278 | 18 | 10,560 | |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #289 | 8 | 6,578 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #325 | 8 | 7,401 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #326 | 20 | 8,138 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #333 | 45 | 7,057 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| YE | 0 | #337 | 45 | 8,639 | |
| LY | 0 | #341 | 207 | 12,703 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #404 | 42 | 10,523 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #409 | 4 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #418 | 10 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| BH | 0 | #472 | 82 | 17,937 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #472 | 723 | 16,906 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #495 | 11 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #526 | 51 | 10,045 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #528 | 25 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #529 | 20 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #531 | 20 | 12,054 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #532 | 382 | 17,948 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #541 | 13 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| LB | 0 | #544 | 115 | 13,263 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #578 | 90 | 13,071 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #590 | 18 | 10,983 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #613 | 95 | 18,093 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #627 | 56 | 3,552 |
| TN | 0 | #632 | 207 | 13,765 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #649 | 121 | 18,755 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| SY | 0 | #687 | 42 | 11,684 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #724 | 169 | 7,044 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| DZ | 0 | #748 | 457 | 20,130 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #755 | 32 | 15,093 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #783 | 317 | 22,615 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #798 | 89 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #891 | 40 | 5,610 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #894 | 42 | 25,931 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #905 | 47 | 5,873 |
| United States | Girls | 2016 | #933 | 6 | 9,437 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #933 | 20 | 5,697 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #979 | 23 | 16,750 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #994 | 728 | 28,008 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #997 | 115 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,080 | 99 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,139 | 73 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,395 | 77 | 10,046 |
Zakariya is popular in 56 countries — most recent births per country:
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