Find out how popular the first name Sakariya has been for the last 1 years (from 2008 to 2008) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Sakariya by gender

Based on the last 1 years of data, Sakariya is exclusively a male name.

For the most recent data in 2008, there were 6 male babies and 0 female babies born with the name Sakariya.

The history of the first name Sakariya

The name Sakariya has its origins in the ancient Semitic languages, specifically Hebrew and Arabic. It is derived from the Biblical name "Zechariah," which means "God remembers" or "God has remembered." The name can be traced back to the 6th century BCE, when it was borne by the prophet Zechariah, one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible.

In the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Zechariah is attributed to the prophet Zechariah, who lived during the period of the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. The name Zechariah appears multiple times in the Old Testament, including as the name of a priest who was the father of John the Baptist in the New Testament.

The Arabic variation of the name, Sakariya, is also found in the Quran, where it refers to the same biblical prophet. In Islamic tradition, Zechariah (Sakariya) is revered as one of the prophets of God and is mentioned in various verses of the Quran.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Sakariya was Sakariya al-Razi, a renowned Persian polymath who lived from 854 to 925 CE. He was a renowned physician, philosopher, and alchemist, and his contributions to various fields of knowledge were significant during the Islamic Golden Age.

Another notable figure in history with the name Sakariya was Sakariya ibn Mahmud al-Razi, a Persian physician and philosopher who lived in the 10th century CE. He was known for his works on medicine and philosophy, and his writings influenced many scholars of his time.

In the 12th century, there was Sakariya al-Qazwini, an Arab writer and geographer who authored the famous work "Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat" (The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence), which was a comprehensive encyclopedia on geography, cosmography, and natural history.

In the 16th century, Sakariya al-Nawawi was an Ottoman scholar and Sufi mystic who wrote extensively on Islamic law and spirituality. He was a prominent figure in the Naqshbandi Sufi order and is revered for his contributions to Islamic literature.

Sakariya ibn Muhammad al-Qurashi was a 17th-century Arab scholar and historian from Mecca. He is known for his historical work "Al-Jawahir al-Munaddadah fi Tabaqat al-Hanafiyyah" (The Scattered Pearls in the Generations of the Hanafis), which chronicled the lives of prominent Hanafi scholars.

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