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Zechariah

Boy

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

Zechariah 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 — 853rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1859th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#853

290 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1859

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,369

First recorded 1971 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 73 babies1982: 70 babies1983: 74 babies1984: 71 babies1985: 76 babies1986: 97 babies1987: 97 babies1988: 96 babies1989: 153 babies1990: 157 babies19901991: 175 babies1992: 216 babies1993: 242 babies1994: 229 babies1995: 201 babies1996: 235 babies1997: 194 babies1998: 240 babies1999: 232 babies2000: 269 babies20002001: 295 babies2002: 285 babies2003: 280 babies2004: 309 babies2005: 343 babies2006: 337 babies2007: 364 babies2008: 369 babies2009: 352 babies2010: 369 babies20102011: 325 babies2012: 364 babies2013: 360 babies2014: 385 babies2015: 394 babies2016: 327 babies2017: 323 babies2018: 308 babies2019: 279 babies2020: 241 babies20202021: 251 babies2022: 229 babies2023: 254 babies2024: 263 babies2025: 290 babies
US babies named Zechariah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 394.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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