Zachariah
Zachariah is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Biblical.
- English
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Zachariah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zachariah is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Biblical.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Biblical
The Story of Zachariah
The earliest SSA record of Zachariah as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 5 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 874 newborns named Zachariah — #305 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Zachariah on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zachariah ranks #583 for baby boys with 498 births, falling sharply (-15%). All told, over 32K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Zachariah
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Zachariah. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Zachariah
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About the name Zachariah
Zachariah is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 32K births in the dataset. Zachariah's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #305. Use the chart and map above to compare Zachariah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.