Zakariye
An Arabic name meaning "the Lord has remembered" or "God remembers".
Name Census estimates that about 223 living Americans carry the first name Zakariye. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Zakariye today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zakariye births was 2017 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zakariye. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Zakariye with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
223
~ 1 in 1,537,015 Americans
Peak year
2017
16 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,866
Tracked since 2000
Popularity
Zakariye: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zakariye from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 103 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Zakariye remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zakariye by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Zakariye during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Zakariyes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Zakariye
The given name Zakariye has its origins in the Arabic language. It can be traced back to the Hebrew name Zechariah, which means "God has remembered" or "the Lord remembers". The name is derived from the Hebrew words "zakar" meaning "to remember" and "Yah" being a shortened form of the Hebrew name for God, Yahweh.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Zakariye can be found in the biblical Book of Ezra, where Zechariah is mentioned as a prophet and a member of the priestly family. The name also appears in the New Testament, where it refers to the father of John the Baptist.
In the Islamic tradition, Zakariye is the Arabic transliteration of the biblical prophet Zechariah. He is mentioned in the Quran as a righteous man and the father of Yahya (John the Baptist). The Quran relates the story of how God granted Zakariye a son, despite his old age and his wife's barrenness, as a reward for his devotion and faith.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Zakariye. One of the earliest was Zakariya al-Razi (854-925 CE), a renowned Persian polymath, philosopher, and alchemist who made significant contributions to the fields of medicine, chemistry, and physics. Another prominent figure was Zakariya al-Qazwini (1203-1283 CE), an Arab writer, geographer, and naturalist known for his extensive encyclopedic work, "Wonders of Creation and Oddities of Existence".
In the Ottoman Empire, Zakariye Yahya Efendi (1538-1644) was a prominent Ottoman calligrapher and poet who served as the head of the calligraphers' guild during the reign of Sultan Murad IV. Zakariya al-Ansari (1420-1520) was a renowned Sufi scholar and spiritual leader from Yemen who played a significant role in the spread of Sufism in the region.
In more recent times, Zakariya Ismail Modak (1901-1957) was a prominent Indian Muslim scholar, writer, and philosopher who made notable contributions to the study of Islam and its interaction with other religions and cultures.
People
Zakariye + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zakariye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Z
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Zakariye: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zakariye?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 223 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zakariye going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,537,015 US residents.
Is Zakariye a common name?
We classify Zakariye as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 225 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zakariye most popular?
The single biggest year for Zakariye was 2017, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zakariye is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Zakariye in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Zakariye a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zakariye in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Zakariye still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Zakariye in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Zakariye can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Zakariye?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.