Given name & surname
Zachariah
“The Lord remembers”
Zachariah is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord remembers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord remembers.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
In English usage, Zachariah developed from Zacharias.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Zachariah has a related form in Zechariah. The history of Zechariah gives this family its wider story. Zechariah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Zachariah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31,275
- 31,238 boys · 37 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 874 babies
- 2025
- 558
- #538 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 558 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 538 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 874 in 1992. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (82). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 20,718 as a first name in 2020; 1,229 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.
Zachariah’s family of names
In English usage, Zachariah has a diminutive in Zach. In English usage, Zachariah shares an earlier linguistic root with Zachary. In English usage, Zachariah has a related form in Zechariah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Zachariah has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
15 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 29
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Zacharyvariant · English
- Zechariahvariant · English
- Zackdiminutive · English
- Zachdiminutive · English
- Zacariasvariant
- Zacdiminutive · English
- Zakariahvariant · English
- Zachariasvariant · English, German
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- Zackariahvariant
- Zachariavariant
- Zakharvariant
- Zakdiminutive · English
- Zakariyyavariant
- Zakariasvariant
- Zackariavariant
- Zecharyavariant
- Zekeriahvariant
- Zekariahvariant
- Zecheriahvariant
- Zaccariahvariant
- Zaccariavariant
- Zacariavariant
- Zacharriahlikely variant
- Zacchariahlikely variant
- Zaqdiminutive · English
- Zakariyyahvariant
- Zackeriasvariant
- Zacherishvariant
- Zachaiosvariant
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Zachariah
- Zachariah ChandlerAmerican politician (1813–1879)
- Zach HelmAmerican film directorborn 1975
- AsmongoldAmerican far-right political commentator and streamer (born 1990)
- Z. K. MatthewsBamangwato academic in South Africa (1901-1968)
- Zachariah the RecluseEgyptian Christian monk who lived during the 4th century in Scetis, Lower Egypt301–399
- Zachariah C. DeasConfederate Army general (1819–1882)
- Zachariah AllenAmerican textile manufacturer, scientist, lawyer, writer, inventor, and civil leader (1795-1882)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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