Zacharias
Zechariah, with many variant forms and spellings such as Zachariah and Zacharias, is a theophoric masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/YHWH remembers". It comes from the Hebrew root זכר, meaning to remember, and yah, one of the names of the God of Israel.
- Biblical
- Biblical Greek
- Biblical Latin
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Zacharias
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zechariah, with many variant forms and spellings such as Zachariah and Zacharias, is a theophoric masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/YHWH remembers". It comes from the Hebrew root זכר, meaning to remember, and yah, one of the names of the God of Israel.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical Greek
- Biblical Latin
- Greek
- Czech
- Slovak
The Story of Zacharias
The earliest SSA record of Zacharias as a baby boy name dates back to 1930, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 94 newborns named Zacharias — #1,674 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Zachariass. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,420 among baby boy names with 24 births, falling sharply (-50%). In total, more than 2K Zachariass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Zacharias
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Zacharias. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Zaccharias
- Zachary
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About the name Zacharias
Zacharias is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1930 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Zacharias's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #1,662. Use the chart and map above to compare Zacharias'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 .
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