Fun Facts About the Name Zacheriah
- 649 babies named Zacheriah: U.S. records list 649 babies given the name Zacheriah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zacheriah Mean?
Zacheriah is a spelling variant of Zechariah, a Hebrew name meaning "the Lord has remembered." Its Hebrew form is זְכַרְיָה (Zekharyah), made from the verb זָכַר (zakhar), "to remember," and יָה (Yah), a shortened form of the divine name YHWH. The name passed into Greek as Ζαχαρίας (Zacharias) and into Latin as Zacharias; the English forms Zechariah and Zachariah derive from that tradition. Zacheriah belongs to the same family of spellings, with the same meaning and derivation. The literal sense is "Yahweh has remembered," often given in English as "the Lord has remembered."
Zacheriah Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Zekharyah is borne in the Hebrew Bible by several figures, most prominently the prophet Zechariah whose oracles are collected in the Book of Zechariah. In the Greek Septuagint the name appears as Zacharias, and the New Testament uses Zacharias for the father of John the Baptist. Latin Christian tradition retained Zacharias, and English translations developed the forms Zechariah and Zachariah. Zacheriah is a spelling variant of those English forms rather than a separate biblical name; its -er- spelling reflects variation in transliteration and spelling, not a different Hebrew root. Its own development is a matter of English spelling variation; it shares the biblical and ecclesiastical history of Zechariah and Zachariah.
How Popular is the Name Zacheriah?
Zacheriah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1991. Its best rank was #2,466 in 1989.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,875 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #14,031 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #11,976 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #10,726 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #10,745 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #10,715 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #6,314 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #7,543 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #7,004 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #7,537 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #6,249 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #4,237 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #4,919 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #4,707 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #4,006 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #4,220 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #4,194 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #5,241 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #4,613 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #7,035 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #3,971 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #3,148 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1999 | #3,374 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #4,868 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #4,057 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #4,391 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #3,189 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1994 | #3,212 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #3,498 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1992 | #2,996 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1991 | #2,543 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #3,464 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #2,466 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1988 | #4,781 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #4,237 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #4,128 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #4,329 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #3,923 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #3,628 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #7,362 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,258 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,237 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #7,066 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #6,850 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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