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Zakariyya

Boy name · 16 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Zakariyya: 16 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 4 births in 2022.

A variant of Zakariya and Zachariah, Zakariyya traces its roots to the Hebrew Zechariah, meaning “God has remembered.” It is a name deeply revered in Islamic tradition, where the prophet Zakariyya (Zechariah in the Bible) is honoured as the father of John the Baptist. Notable historical bearers include the 13th-century Persian scholar Zakariyya al-Qazwini, a cosmographer and geographer whose works influenced medieval science, and Zakariyya Khan, an 18th-century Mughal governor of Bengal. While no major places are named directly after the name, it shares its etymological root with the common English name Zachary, and its Arabic form remains popular across many Muslim-majority communities. The spelling Zakariyya is especially common in Scotland among families of South Asian or Middle Eastern heritage, often chosen to preserve the Quranic pronunciation.