Zacharia
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- zak-a-RY-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,397 for boys
Zacharia is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has remembered”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Zacharia mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Zachariah, itself a form of Zechariah
“God has remembered”
A form of Zechariah; in the New Testament, Zechariah is the father of John the Baptist.
Meaning borrowed from Zachariah. More on Wiktionary.
Is Zacharia a girl's or a boy's name?
Zacharia is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zacharia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Zacharia, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zacharia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 153 boys in the UK were given Zacharia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #332, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Zacharia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,406 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,125 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,085 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,046 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 19 | #900 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Zacharia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,397th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Zacharia, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 57 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Zacharia in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 618 boys in the US were given Zacharia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #490, up from #5,397 for this spelling alone.
Zacharia in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,680 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,711 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,681 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2008 | 56 | #2,326 |
| 2007 | 53 | #2,416 |
| 2006 | 52 | #2,374 |
| 2005 | 47 | #2,429 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,639 |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,670 |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,939 |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,302 |
| 2000 | 56 | #1,871 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,297 |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,232 |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,930 |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,813 |
| 1995 | 50 | #1,753 |
| 1994 | 52 | #1,711 |
| 1993 | 50 | #1,716 |
| 1992 | 54 | #1,616 |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,913 |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,697 |
| 1989 | 54 | #1,511 |
| 1988 | 43 | #1,640 |
| 1987 | 31 | #1,970 |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,005 |
| 1985 | 35 | #1,723 |
| 1984 | 27 | #1,978 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,139 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,425 |
| 1981 | 27 | #1,995 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,728 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,309 |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,134 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,202 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
Nicknames for Zacharia
Names like Zacharia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Joshua, Ethan, Jacob, Zakaria, Zakariya, Caleb, Gabriel, Benjamin, Emmanuel, Noah, Alexander, Elijah
Other spellings of Zacharia
Names related to Zacharia
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Isaac, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi, Eliana, Joseph
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zacharia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zacharia, updated 20 October 2026.