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Zakariah

Boy

Meaning of Zakariah: Hebrew: 'the Lord remembers'

Zakariah is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3409th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1517th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3409

33 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1517

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,007

First recorded 1981 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 15 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 27 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 22 babies2004: 28 babies2005: 27 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 23 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 47 babies2010: 40 babies20102011: 35 babies2012: 46 babies2013: 40 babies2014: 48 babies2015: 33 babies2016: 30 babies2017: 31 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 34 babies2020: 40 babies20202021: 43 babies2022: 17 babies2023: 28 babies2024: 34 babies2025: 33 babies
US babies named Zakariah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 48.

Gender split

91% boys · 9% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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