Zachariya
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- zak-ah-REE-yah
- Origin
- Hebrew
Zachariya is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “the Lord remembers”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zachariya mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form (Zakariya) of Zechariah
“the Lord remembers”
Spelling of Zakariya, the Arabic form of Zechariah, father of John the Baptist (Yahya).
Is Zachariya a girl's or a boy's name?
Zachariya is a boys' name.
How popular is Zachariya in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zachariya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zachariya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
Names like Zachariya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zakariya Musa Ibrahim Zakariyya Muhammad Eesa Mustafa Zayan Zakaria Zayd Yahya Yusuf
Names related to Zachariya
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zachariya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zachariya, updated 20 October 2026.