Given name
Zakariyya
“The Lord remembers”
Zakariyya is a variant of Zachariah. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord remembers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zakariyya is a variant of Zachariah. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord remembers.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zakariyya is a variant of Zachariah. An origin associated with Zachariah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zakariyya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 266
- 266 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,182 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,182 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 2016.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zakariyya’s family of names
Zakariyya has a related form in Zachariah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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