Zackariah
A masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "God remembers" or "Jehovah has remembered".
Name Census estimates that about 1,303 living Americans carry the first name Zackariah. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Zackariah today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zackariah births was 2010 (54 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zackariah. 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
1.3K
~ 1 in 263,050 Americans
Peak year
2010
54 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,041
Tracked since 1973
Popularity
Zackariah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zackariah 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 394 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
Zackariah 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 Zackariah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Zackariahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Zackariah, while Ohio, Missouri, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 28 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Zackariah
The name Zackariah is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name Zekharyah, which means "the Lord has remembered." It is a biblical name that has its roots in ancient Hebrew culture and language.
The earliest known reference to the name Zackariah can be found in the Old Testament of the Bible. Zechariah was a Hebrew prophet who lived in the 6th century BCE and authored the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible. His name is a compound of the words "zakhar" (to remember) and "Yah" (a shortened form of the Hebrew name for God, Yahweh).
In the New Testament, Zechariah is also mentioned as the father of John the Baptist, a preacher who baptized Jesus Christ. This association with a significant figure in Christian theology has contributed to the popularity of the name among Christian communities.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Zackariah can be found in the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism compiled between the 3rd and 6th centuries CE. The name is mentioned in connection with various rabbinical scholars and teachers.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Zackariah. One of the most prominent was Zackariah al-Razi (854-925 CE), a Persian physician, philosopher, and polymath who made significant contributions to the fields of medicine, alchemy, and philosophy during the Islamic Golden Age.
Another notable figure was Zackariah ben Muhammad al-Qazwini (1203-1283 CE), a renowned Arab writer, geographer, and natural historian who authored the renowned work "Cosmography," a comprehensive description of the known world at the time.
In the realm of literature, Zackariah Yosef Jochelman (1628-1693) was a Dutch Jewish poet and playwright who wrote in both Hebrew and Dutch, contributing to the cultural exchange between Jewish and Dutch communities during the 17th century.
Zackariah Oppenheimer (1888-1968) was a German-born American theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics and is best known for his work on the Born-Oppenheimer approximation, which simplified the calculation of molecular wavefunctions.
Finally, Zackariah Ishee (1918-2003) was an American blues musician and songwriter who played a significant role in the development of the Mississippi blues tradition, influencing many later artists with his distinctive guitar style and songwriting.
People
Zackariah + last name combinations
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Other names starting with Z
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Zackariah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zackariah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,303 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zackariah 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 263,050 US residents.
Is Zackariah a common name?
We classify Zackariah as "Rare". It ranks above 91.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,326 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zackariah most popular?
The single biggest year for Zackariah was 2010, when 54 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zackariah is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Zackariah a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zackariah 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.