Zacharias
Meaning: “Yahweh has remembered”
About the name Zacharias
Zacharias is a boy name with Hebrew roots, meaning “Yahweh has remembered”.
It has a unique feel. In 2025, Zacharias ranked #3946 for boys in the US, with 28 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2016. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Zacharias were boys.
Etymology
From Hebrew, meaning “Yahweh has remembered”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Zacharias”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #3946
- In 2015
- #1953
- Babies in 2025
- 28
Popularity of Zacharias, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
Names similar to Zacharias
- Zakariya“Yahweh has remembered”
- Zebadiah“gift of God, God has bestowed”
- Zebediah“gift of God, God has bestowed”
- Zecharia“the Lord has remembered”
- Zedekiah“God is righteous”
- Barnabas“prophet's son”
- Bartholomew“son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”
- Ebenezer“stone of help”
- Gamaliel“God is my reward”
- Jedediah“beloved of Yahweh”
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