Zackeriah
A Hebrew name meaning "God remembers" or "God has remembered".
Name Census estimates that about 96 living Americans carry the first name Zackeriah. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Zackeriah today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zackeriah births was 1992 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zackeriah. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Zackeriah. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
96
~ 1 in 3,570,358 Americans
Peak year
1992
9 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2015 SSA rank
#12,058
Tracked since 1992
Popularity
Zackeriah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zackeriah from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 47 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Zackeriah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zackeriah 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 Zackeriah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Zackeriah
The name Zackeriah has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture. It is a variant spelling of the more common name Zechariah, which is derived from the Hebrew words "zakar" meaning "to remember" and "Yah" referring to God. This suggests that the name may have been given to individuals with the intention of remembering or honoring God.
One of the earliest and most notable references to the name is found in the Bible, specifically in the Old Testament. Zechariah was the name of a prophet in the 6th century BC, who wrote the Book of Zechariah. This book is part of the Hebrew Bible and contains prophecies about the coming of the Messiah.
In the New Testament, Zechariah is also mentioned as the father of John the Baptist. According to the Gospel of Luke, Zechariah was a priest who was struck mute for doubting the angel Gabriel's announcement that his wife Elizabeth would bear a son in their old age.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals bearing the name Zackeriah or its variants. One of the earliest recorded examples is Zechariah ben Avkolas, a Jewish Tanna (rabbinic sage) who lived in the 2nd century AD.
Another notable figure was Zechariah Bunker (1719-1788), an American soldier and patriot who fought in the American Revolutionary War. He is known for his participation in the Boston Tea Party and his service in the Continental Army.
In the realm of literature, Zechariah Chafee (1885-1957) was an American legal scholar and advocate of free speech. He was a prominent Harvard Law School professor and author of several influential works on civil liberties.
Zechariah Sitchin (1920-2010) was a controversial Russian-American author who proposed theories about ancient astronauts and the origins of human civilization based on his interpretations of ancient Sumerian and Middle Eastern texts.
Finally, Zechariah Chandler (1813-1879) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Michigan and the 37th United States Secretary of the Interior under President Ulysses S. Grant.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who have borne the name Zackeriah or its variants, illustrating its enduring presence across various cultures and time periods.
People
Zackeriah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zackeriah 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
Zackeriah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zackeriah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 96 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zackeriah 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 3,570,358 US residents.
Is Zackeriah a common name?
We classify Zackeriah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 64% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 97 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zackeriah most popular?
The single biggest year for Zackeriah was 1992, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zackeriah is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Zackeriah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Zackeriah a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zackeriah 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.
Is Zackeriah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Zackeriah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Zackeriah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Zackeriah?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.