Zachariah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- zak-a-RY-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #381 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #536 for boys
Zachariah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has remembered”. In 2025 it ranked 381st for boys in the UK (123 babies) and 536th for boys in the US (558 babies).
What does Zachariah mean?
Hebrew: form of Zechariah
“God has remembered”
A form of Zechariah; in the New Testament, Zechariah is the father of John the Baptist.
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Is Zachariah a girl's or a boy's name?
Zachariah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 123 boys in the UK and 558 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zachariah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 381st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 123 about 1 in 2,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 123 boys in the UK were named Zachariah, making it the 381st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 421st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 153 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zachariah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 153 boys in the UK were given Zachariah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #332, up from #381 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 346th in England and Wales.
Zachariah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | #381 |
| 2024 | 119 | #394 |
| 2023 | 153 | #320 |
| 2022 | 120 | #393 |
| 2021 | 125 | #397 |
| 2020 | 110 | #421 |
| 2019 | 120 | #407 |
| 2018 | 132 | #376 |
| 2017 | 117 | #416 |
| 2016 | 143 | #368 |
| 2015 | 123 | #391 |
| 2014 | 136 | #362 |
| 2013 | 137 | #346 |
| 2012 | 143 | #350 |
| 2011 | 142 | #347 |
| 2010 | 137 | #347 |
| 2009 | 116 | #380 |
| 2008 | 127 | #344 |
| 2007 | 148 | #295 |
| 2006 | 102 | #378 |
| 2005 | 100 | #354 |
| 2004 | 95 | #345 |
| 2003 | 109 | #304 |
| 2002 | 105 | #293 |
| 2001 | 84 | #351 |
| 2000 | 86 | #347 |
| 1999 | 100 | #310 |
| 1998 | 95 | #304 |
| 1997 | 72 | #371 |
| 1996 | 70 | #363 |
How popular is Zachariah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 536th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 558 about 1 in 3,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 558 boys in the US were named Zachariah, making it the 536th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 520th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 874 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zachariah in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 618 boys in the US were given Zachariah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #490, up from #536 for this spelling alone.
Zachariah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 558 | #536 |
| 2024 | 517 | #568 |
| 2023 | 490 | #585 |
| 2022 | 565 | #528 |
| 2021 | 541 | #543 |
| 2020 | 552 | #520 |
| 2019 | 620 | #473 |
| 2018 | 607 | #484 |
| 2017 | 705 | #441 |
| 2016 | 710 | #436 |
| 2015 | 747 | #417 |
| 2014 | 669 | #445 |
| 2013 | 755 | #399 |
| 2012 | 643 | #431 |
| 2011 | 582 | #458 |
| 2010 | 603 | #445 |
| 2009 | 657 | #429 |
| 2008 | 650 | #439 |
| 2007 | 640 | #436 |
| 2006 | 691 | #415 |
| 2005 | 667 | #409 |
| 2004 | 620 | #418 |
| 2003 | 688 | #378 |
| 2002 | 660 | #395 |
| 2001 | 658 | #387 |
| 2000 | 700 | #373 |
| 1999 | 676 | #383 |
| 1998 | 687 | #373 |
| 1997 | 706 | #358 |
| 1996 | 716 | #347 |
| 1995 | 772 | #332 |
| 1994 | 809 | #320 |
| 1993 | 810 | #324 |
| 1992 | 874 | #305 |
| 1991 | 833 | #311 |
| 1990 | 757 | #327 |
| 1989 | 698 | #334 |
| 1988 | 640 | #337 |
| 1987 | 538 | #363 |
| 1986 | 498 | #372 |
| 1985 | 491 | #372 |
| 1984 | 430 | #396 |
| 1983 | 440 | #381 |
| 1982 | 459 | #377 |
| 1981 | 384 | #424 |
| 1980 | 406 | #403 |
| 1979 | 371 | #412 |
| 1978 | 302 | #464 |
| 1977 | 281 | #482 |
| 1976 | 234 | #528 |
| 1975 | 186 | #591 |
| 1974 | 159 | #639 |
| 1973 | 155 | #639 |
| 1972 | 134 | #692 |
| 1971 | 63 | #1,026 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,292 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,708 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,092 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,362 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,605 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,689 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,337 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,175 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,146 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,275 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,504 |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,771 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,530 |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,867 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 8 | #2,925 |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,824 |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,914 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,495 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,065 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #971 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #909 |
Nicknames for Zachariah
Names like Zachariah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jeremiah, Josiah, Elijah, Jonah, Noah, Isaiah, Tobias, Caleb, Gabriel, Elias, Sebastian, Ezekiel
Other spellings of Zachariah
Names related to Zachariah
Zachary, Zakaria, Zakariyah, Zackariya, Zackaria, Zackariah, Zakhari, Zachari
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
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, “Zachariah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zachariah, updated 20 October 2026.