Zacharia
Zacharia was the 5599th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 1536th; the most babies were born in 2002 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,826 places. More babies were named Zacharia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zachariah) God has remembered (biblical) · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #5,599 boys, down 371 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200257 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,758babies recorded
What does the name Zacharia mean?
Zacharia is a spelling of Zachariah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Zachariah's meaning and origin.
Zachariah is one of several English forms of Hebrew Zekharyah, "Yahweh has remembered," built from zakhar, to remember, and Yah, God. DMNES gives the same meaning under Zachary. The Bible has many men with this name, including the prophet of the Book of Zechariah and, in Luke's Gospel, the father of John the Baptist. Greek and Latin spelled it Zacharias, which shaped the English forms Zachariah and Zachary; Zechariah is the spelling closest to the Hebrew.
זְכַרְיָה (Biblical Hebrew, “Yahweh has remembered”)זָכַר (Biblical Hebrew, “to remember”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Zechariah, Zachary, Zacharias, Zach, Zack, Zakariya.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Zachary', DMNES (Durham University)
- Zechariah 1:1, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
- Wiktionary, entry 'Zachariah' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Zacharia popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 22 since 1999.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,599 | 17 |
| 2020 | #5,228 | 18 |
| 2010 | #2,729 | 45 |
| 2000 | #1,894 | 56 |
| 1990 | #1,728 | 47 |
| 1980 | #2,830 | 17 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zacharia, counting every spelling?
Zacharia is a spelling of Zachariah, a name family that ranked #522 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,599 for Zacharia on its own. Together these spellings went to 575 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zachariah | 558 | #538 | 2,671 |
| Zacharia | 17 | #5,599 | 72 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zacharia?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zacharia (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zacharia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zacharia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zacharia?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Zacharia are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 18 and 36. That makes Zacharia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zacharia: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zacharia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zacharia
What does Zacharia mean?
Zacharia is a spelling of Zachariah, which means “God has remembered (biblical)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Zacharia?
Zacharia was the 5599th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 1536th; the most babies were born in 2002 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,826 places. More babies were named Zacharia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Zacharia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zacharia in the US.