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Zachariah

Boy

Meaning of Zachariah: Hebrew: 'the Lord has remembered'

Zachariah is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 553rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 371st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#553

558 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#371

116 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

31,275

First recorded 1880 · peak 1992

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 384 babies1982: 459 babies1983: 447 babies1984: 435 babies1985: 491 babies1986: 503 babies1987: 538 babies1988: 640 babies1989: 698 babies1990: 757 babies19901991: 833 babies1992: 874 babies1993: 810 babies1994: 809 babies1995: 772 babies1996: 716 babies1997: 706 babies1998: 692 babies1999: 676 babies2000: 705 babies20002001: 658 babies2002: 660 babies2003: 688 babies2004: 625 babies2005: 667 babies2006: 691 babies2007: 640 babies2008: 650 babies2009: 657 babies2010: 608 babies20102011: 582 babies2012: 643 babies2013: 755 babies2014: 669 babies2015: 747 babies2016: 710 babies2017: 705 babies2018: 607 babies2019: 620 babies2020: 552 babies20202021: 541 babies2022: 565 babies2023: 490 babies2024: 517 babies2025: 558 babies
US babies named Zachariah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 874.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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