Zacheriah
Of Hebrew origin, meaning "the Lord has remembered."
Name Census estimates that about 630 living Americans carry the first name Zacheriah. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Zacheriah today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zacheriah births was 1991 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zacheriah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
630
~ 1 in 544,055 Americans
Peak year
1991
28 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2021 SSA rank
#14,031
Tracked since 1977
Popularity
Zacheriah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zacheriah from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 205 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zacheriah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Zacheriah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Zacheriahs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Zacheriah
The name Zacheriah is derived from the Hebrew name Zechariah, which means "Yahweh remembers" or "the Lord has remembered." It originated in ancient Israel, likely during the period of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament.
The name Zechariah appears several times in the Hebrew Bible, most notably as the name of a prophet who lived in the 6th century BCE. The Book of Zechariah, one of the books of the biblical prophets, is attributed to this prophet. The name was also borne by several other figures in the Bible, including a priest and a prince.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Zacheriah is in the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible. The name is also found in various ancient Hebrew and Aramaic texts, as well as in early Christian writings.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have carried the name Zacheriah. One of the earliest was Zacheriah ben Avkolas, a Jewish sage who lived in the 1st century BCE and is mentioned in the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism.
In the Christian tradition, Saint Zacheriah is venerated as a prophet and the father of John the Baptist. He is mentioned in the Gospel of Luke and celebrated in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.
Another notable figure was Zacheriah Bunker, a leading English Puritan minister who lived from 1592 to 1670. He was a prominent figure in the Puritan movement and contributed to the development of Congregationalist theology.
Zacheriah Walker, born in 1761 and died in 1837, was an American Revolutionary War soldier who fought at the Battle of Monmouth and later became a respected businessman and politician in Ohio.
In the 19th century, Zacheriah Mudge was an English watchmaker and inventor who lived from 1770 to 1835. He is known for his contributions to the development of precise timekeeping devices and for inventing the lever escapement for chronometers.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who have borne the name Zacheriah, a name with deep roots in ancient Hebrew culture and a long-standing presence in religious and historical records.
People
Zacheriah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zacheriah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Z
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Zacheriah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zacheriah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 630 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zacheriah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 544,055 US residents.
Is Zacheriah a common name?
We classify Zacheriah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 644 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zacheriah most popular?
The single biggest year for Zacheriah was 1991, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zacheriah is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Zacheriah a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zacheriah in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.