Zechariah
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
- English
Meaning & Origin of Zechariah
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
- English
The Story of Zechariah
The earliest SSA record of Zechariah as a baby boy name dates back to 1971, when 7 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 394 newborns named Zechariah — #656 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Zechariah on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zechariah ranks #908 for baby boys with 260 births, gradually falling (-10%). All told, over 12K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Zechariah
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About the name Zechariah
Zechariah is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Zechariah's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #635. Use the chart and map above to compare Zechariah'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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