Fun Facts About the Name Zakarii
- 46 babies named Zakarii: U.S. records list 46 babies given the name Zakarii from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zakarii Mean?
Zakarii is a spelling variant of Zachary, an English name that comes from Greek Zacharias (Ζαχαρίας). The Greek form represents Hebrew Zekharyah (זְכַרְיָה) or Zekharyahu (זְכַרְיָהוּ), a theophoric name built from zakhar ('to remember') and Yah, a shortened form of the divine name YHWH. Its established meaning is 'Yahweh has remembered,' often rendered as 'God has remembered.' The spelling Zakarii is not the traditional Hebrew, Greek, or Latin form; it is an English respelling that keeps the meaning of the parent name. The k stands in for the Greek chi (χ), and the final -ii is a spelling variation rather than a separate etymological element.
Zakarii Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Zekharyah appears in the Hebrew Bible, where the prophet Zechariah is the best-known bearer. In the Greek Septuagint and the New Testament, the name is rendered as Zacharias. The New Testament Zacharias is the father of John the Baptist, described as a priest serving in the Temple. Latin translations kept the form Zacharias, which passed into European languages. English developed the shortened form Zachary from the Greek and Latin Zacharias, dropping the final -s and changing the ending to -y. The longer English form Zachariah also remains in use, especially in religious contexts. In England and colonial America, Zachary was among the Old Testament names adopted by Protestants after the Reformation. Zakarii is an alternate spelling of the English Zachary. Its -k- represents the same Greek chi sound as the ch in Zachary, and its -ii ending is a spelling variant; it does not reflect a distinct Hebrew or Greek form.
How Popular is the Name Zakarii?
Zakarii 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 2020. Its best rank was #8,708 in 2020.
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 | #9,695 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #8,936 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #9,731 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #14,288 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #8,708 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #10,771 | 7 | 0.0004% |
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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