Fun Facts About the Name Zakariye
- 232 babies named Zakariye: U.S. records list 232 babies given the name Zakariye from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zakariye Mean?
Zakariye is a Somali form of the Arabic name Zakariyya (زكريا), which means "God has remembered" or "the Lord has remembered." The Arabic name descends from the Hebrew Zekharyah, a compound of zakhar, "to remember," and Yah, a short form of the divine name. The literal sense is that God has remembered someone - a statement of favor or answered prayer - and this is also the meaning carried by the biblical Zechariah and by the Greek and Latin Zacharias.
In Islamic usage, Zakariyya is the name of a prophet of the Quran, the father of Yahya (John the Baptist), and the name spread with Arabic and with Islam rather than from Hebrew directly. Somali speakers shaped it to the sound and spelling patterns of their own language, where a final -e is common in adapted personal names; Zakariye is thus a Somali rendering of the same underlying name, not a separate etymology.
Zakariye Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Zekharyah is borne in the Bible by the prophet Zechariah and by the father of John the Baptist. Through Greek Zacharias and Latin Zacharias, the name entered European languages as Zechariah and Zachary. Independently, Arabic preserved the same name as Zakariyya, the form used in the Quran for the father of Yahya, and it was this Arabic form that traveled with Muslim traders, scholars, and settlers along the Red Sea and Indian Ocean routes into the Horn of Africa.
Somali, a Cushitic language, took in many Arabic personal names and adapted them to Somali pronunciation and spelling. The final -e in Zakariye reflects that adaptation, distinguishing the Somali form from the Arabic Zakariyya. The name is used as a given name, and Somali naming custom typically links it with the father's name and the grandfather's name rather than with a hereditary family surname, so Zakariye commonly appears as the first element in a three-part personal name.
How Popular is the Name Zakariye?
Zakariye has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2017. Its best rank was #5,781 in 2017.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,668 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #10,866 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #14,157 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #7,245 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #8,139 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,709 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #6,398 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #6,693 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #5,781 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #8,137 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #12,063 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #8,116 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #12,105 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #5,988 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #9,577 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #14,227 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #10,961 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #7,688 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #7,578 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #9,572 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #9,096 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #6,512 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #9,560 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #8,445 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #9,098 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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