Zakariya

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Zakariya al-Qazwini

Persian scientist (1203–1283)

Choose Zakariya and your child shares a first name with Zakariya al-Qazwini, a Persian scientist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Zakariya, like who?” Zakariya al-Qazwini's Wikipedia article is available in 32 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 9,033 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Zakariya, 189 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Zakariya would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryZakariya first shows up in US birth records in 1989, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 36 years since.
• 🏆Best yearZakariya is at its all-time high right now: #1,128 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowZakariya is 8.7× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 78,740 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 9,033.
• 🚀TrendZakariya has climbed 262 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,128. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedZakariya is most popular in Michigan, where it ranks #540, followed by New York (#545) and Minnesota (#586). It's in the top 1,000 in 8 states.
• 💬MeaningZakariya is an Arabic form of Zechariah, which means “God remembers”.

About the name Zakariya

Zakariya is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “God remembers”. It has 8 letters and 4 syllables, starting with Z and ending in “-iya”. US birth records list Zakariya for boys from 1989 to 2025, in 37 of those 37 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #1,128 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,128, with 189 babies.

Origin:Hebrew names