Given name

Zecharya

“The Lord remembers”

Zecharya is a variant of Zachariah. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord remembers.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Zecharya is a variant of Zachariah. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord remembers.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Zecharya 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 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Zecharya through the years

Babies since 1880
5
5 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2015
5 babies
2025
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Zecharya in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2015–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Zecharya’s family of names

Zecharya has a related form in Zachariah.

Walk Zecharya’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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