Zakariya

“God has remembered” — Arabic, from Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1130 in the US (2025) · Trending

Zakariya is climbing: on the charts since 1989, it reached #1130 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 190 boys given the name last year. Roughly 2,500 have carried it all-time. Across the Midwest it runs about twice its national rate. Together with its spelling variant Zakaria (#1528), Zakariya would rank around #819 with about 300 births last year — the newborns split about 62/38 between Zakariya and Zakaria.

Around the world: about 1 in 650 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 1,300 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,800 boys in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zakariyas

Zakariya al-Qazwini — Persian scientist (1203–1283)
Zakariya Souleymane — Nigerien association football player
Zakariya Khan Bahadur — viceroy of Lahore during the Mughal Empire
Zakariya Abarouai — Moroccan and French Footballer
Zakariya ibn Adam — Islamic scholar from 8th century

What Zakariyas become

Among 23 notable people named Zakariya:

No single standout — notable Zakariyas spread across many fields.

Similar names: Zakaria · Ilyas · Zakai · Agastya · Ayman · Zayan

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