Given name
Zecharia
“God has remembered”
In English use, Zecharia has a related form in Zechariah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has remembered.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Zecharia has a related form in Zechariah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has remembered.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Zecharia has a related form in Zechariah. An origin associated with Zechariah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Zecharia 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
Zecharia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 105
- 105 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,668 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,668 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 167 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zecharia’s family of names
In English usage, Zecharia has a related form in Zechariah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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