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Zachariah

Zachariah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“the Lord has remembered”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
zak-uh-RYE-uh · 4 syllables
Used for
Boys

English biblical form of Zechariah, from Hebrew Zekharyah. The name combines a verb meaning remember with a divine element referring to the Lord.

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How popular is Zachariah?

2024154 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Zachariah in 2024512

2024 rank#569 boys

Peak year1992

Total US babies since 188030,705

Zachariah has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Zachariah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • ZechariahYahweh remembers · Hebrew
  • ZakariyaGod has remembered · Arabic
  • ZakariaGod has remembered · Arabic
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew

Zachariah questions

What does the name Zachariah mean?

Zachariah means "the Lord has remembered". It comes from Hebrew. English biblical form of Zechariah, from Hebrew Zekharyah. The name combines a verb meaning remember with a divine element referring to the Lord.

Is Zachariah a boy or girl name?

Zachariah is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Zachariah?

512 US babies were named Zachariah in 2024. Its peak year was 1992.

How do you pronounce Zachariah?

Zachariah is usually pronounced zak-uh-RYE-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.