Zakariya

Meaning and origin of Zakariya

Popularity of Zakariya in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Zakariya has been rising (+4.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Zakariya every 3.4 schools, all spellings combined.

Zakariya in English-speaking countries

Zakariya ranks 135^th in England and Wales, against 311^th in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  135^th boys’ name1,212 babies in 3 years1 boy in 682+7.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  330^th boys’ name32 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,873

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  401^st boys’ name88 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,931+1.1% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,221^st boys’ name500 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,283+7.3% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Zakaria1,495
• Zakarya415
• Zackaria65
• Zackarya (in French)20
• Zakariyya (in French)20
• Zaccaria15
• Zackariya15
• Zakariyah15
• Zakarïa10
• Zakaryya10
• Zakharia5
• Zakariah5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Zakariya

• Yahya
• Ibrahima
• Mohamed-Amine
• Abdoulaye
• Aboubacar
• Mohamed-Ali
• Souleymen
• Ziyad
• Souleyman
• Suleyman
• Mohamed-Lamine
• Souleymane

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin