Zachariah
Zachariah was the 538th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 558 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 305th with 874 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 121 places. More babies were named Zachariah in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning God has remembered (biblical) · Hebrew
Say it zak-uh-RYE-uh /ˌzækəˈraɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #538 boys, down 16 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 558boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1992874 babies
- Total since 1880
- 31,275babies recorded
What does the name Zachariah mean?
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)
Nicknames for Zachariah
The usual nicknames for Zachariah are Zach, Zack and Zeke. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Zachariah in the last five years, 75 were named Zeke, against 16 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zach · also for Zechariah, Zachary | Traditional | #2,515 | 308 |
| Zack · also for Zechariah, Zachary | Traditional | #1,435 | 702 |
| Zeke · also for Zechariah, Ezekiel, Ezequiel | Traditional | #803 | 2,012 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Zachariahs go by each one.
Zachariah popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 37 since 1983.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #538 | 558 |
| 2020 | #522 | 552 |
| 2010 | #445 | 603 |
| 2000 | #374 | 700 |
| 1990 | #327 | 757 |
| 1980 | #403 | 406 |
| 1970 | #2,398 | 16 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #1,058 | 5 |
How popular is Zachariah, counting every spelling?
Zachariah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #522 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #538 for Zachariah 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 Zachariah?
558 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zachariah (0.15 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zachariah 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 15 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zachariah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zachariah?
About 30,200 people born in the US named Zachariah are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 13 and 35. That makes Zachariah 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.
Zachariah by state
How common Zachariah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (3.9×), Mississippi (1.7×), Arizona (1.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, Massachusetts, Nebraska.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zachariah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zachariah, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Zachariah · Sibling names for Zachariah
Questions about the name Zachariah
What does Zachariah mean?
Zachariah means “God has remembered (biblical)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Zachariah?
Zachariah was the 538th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 558 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 305th with 874 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 121 places. More babies were named Zachariah in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Zachariah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zachariah in the US.
Where is Zachariah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zachariah was most common in New Mexico (1.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Arizona.