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Zacharias

Boy

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

Zacharias 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 — 3815th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3815

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,074

First recorded 1930 · peak 2016

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 16 babies1983: 19 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 23 babies1986: 26 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 27 babies1989: 20 babies1990: 34 babies19901991: 28 babies1992: 40 babies1993: 53 babies1994: 45 babies1995: 37 babies1996: 44 babies1997: 38 babies1998: 41 babies1999: 43 babies2000: 50 babies20002001: 42 babies2002: 57 babies2003: 45 babies2004: 57 babies2005: 45 babies2006: 43 babies2007: 48 babies2008: 59 babies2009: 65 babies2010: 48 babies20102011: 55 babies2012: 56 babies2013: 50 babies2014: 56 babies2015: 75 babies2016: 94 babies2017: 76 babies2018: 66 babies2019: 62 babies2020: 64 babies20202021: 49 babies2022: 39 babies2023: 37 babies2024: 32 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Zacharias per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 94.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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