How do you pronounce Zakariya?

Zakariya is pronounced zak-ah-REE-yah.

What is the origin of Zakariya?

Zakariya is of Arabic origin, from Arab/Islamic culture.

Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Zakariya

zak-ah-REE-yah · 8 letters · 4 syllables

What it means

God remembers; Zechariah

Language

Arabic

Culture

Arab/Islamic

Religion

Muslim

Style era

timeless

Themes

religious · prophetic

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1202

2024 births169

Peak year2024

First appeared1989

Total US births2,321

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

Zak

Alternate spellings

ZakariaZechariahZachariah

In other languages

Zekeriya (Turkish)Zakaria (Persian)Zecharyah (Hebrew)Zachariah (English)

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Notable people named Zakariya

Prophet Zakariya (Zechariah)

Abu Bakr al-Razi (Rhazes)

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