Given name & surname
Zacharia
“The Lord remembers”
Zacharia is a variant of Zachariah. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord remembers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zacharia is a variant of Zachariah. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord remembers.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zacharia is a variant of Zachariah. An origin associated with Zachariah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zacharia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,758
- 1,736 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 62 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,599 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,599 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 26.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 57 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,600 as a first name in 2020; 606 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zacharia’s family of names
Zacharia has a related form in Zachariah. In Limburgish usage, Zacharia has a conventional equivalent in the French form Zacharie. Zacharia has a conventional equivalent in the German form SECHARJA.
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Around the world
Zacharia has relatives in 5 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Zacharia
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