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Why parents love Zakariya- Zakariya IS John the Baptist's father in the Quran.
- The angel Gabriel appeared to him.
- Four syllables with a sacred, Arabic sound: zah-kah-REE-yah.
- The meaning God has remembered IS divinely responsive.
- The Arabic form IS authentically Quranic.
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The vibe of Zakariya
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Origin & history of Zakariya
Hebrew Zekharyah
→ Arabic Zakariya
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Modern American roots
Zakariya IS the Arabic Zechariah — John the Baptist's father. Gabriel appeared to him.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Arabic; Quranic Zakariya.
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Today
Zakariya remains a beloved choice, ranking #1424 in the US. 2,368 babies have been named Zakariya since 1989.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Islamic tradition, SSA data
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How popular is Zakariya?
2024
peak year
Zakariya reached its widest reach during the 2020s. In 2024, 169 babies received the name (ranked #1202). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1424), with about 128 babies given the name annually. Zakariya's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 2,368 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
169
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,202)
(ranked #1,202)
128
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,280
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
2,368
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Zakariya2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
Zakariya's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — divine-remembrance seeking. People named Zakariya tend to be sacred, responsive, and gifted at being the Arabic father visited by Gabriel.
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Arabic father visited by Gabriel✦
John-Baptist's-father◈
God-remembers◎
Quranic-sacred♡
Authentically ArabicZ8
A1
K2
A1
R9
I9
Y7
A1
Sum: 38 → Life path 2
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Personality of Zakariya🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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