Zacharias
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- zak-a-RY-as
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,847 for boys
Zacharias is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has remembered”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
What does Zacharias mean?
Hebrew: Greek form of Zechariah
“God has remembered”
The Greek form of Zechariah, used in the New Testament for the father of John the Baptist.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Zacharias a girl's or a boy's name?
Zacharias is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zacharias in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Zacharias, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 32 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Zacharias since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Zacharias in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Zacharias in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,327 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 24 | #1,150 |
| 2008 | 32 | #933 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,096 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 24 | #954 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 20 | #951 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 19 | #900 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 18 | #852 |
How popular is Zacharias in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,847th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28 about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Zacharias, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,167th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 94 boys. It first appears in the records in 1930.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Zacharias than any year since 1991.
Half of all the boys named Zacharias in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zacharias in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,226 |
| 2022 | 39 | #3,098 |
| 2021 | 49 | #2,622 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,167 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,227 |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,121 |
| 2017 | 76 | #1,897 |
| 2016 | 94 | #1,675 |
| 2015 | 75 | #1,931 |
| 2014 | 56 | #2,315 |
| 2013 | 50 | #2,460 |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,291 |
| 2011 | 55 | #2,316 |
| 2010 | 48 | #2,555 |
| 2009 | 65 | #2,098 |
| 2008 | 59 | #2,236 |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,564 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,697 |
| 2005 | 45 | #2,489 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,071 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,345 |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,939 |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,342 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,011 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,159 |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,196 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,225 |
| 1996 | 44 | #1,982 |
| 1995 | 37 | #2,173 |
| 1994 | 45 | #1,863 |
| 1993 | 53 | #1,657 |
| 1992 | 40 | #1,976 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,463 |
| 1990 | 34 | #2,123 |
| 1989 | 20 | #2,983 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,250 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,159 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,292 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,492 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,366 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #3,999 |
Nicknames for Zacharias
Names like Zacharias
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tobias, Elias, Joshua, Ethan, Elijah, Noah, Lucas, Jude, Zakariya, Caleb, Benjamin, Gabriel
Names related to Zacharias
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Ezra, Isaac, Jacob, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi, Eliana, Joseph, Adam
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, “Zacharias: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zacharias, updated 20 October 2026.