Zakkariah
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "God has remembered".
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Zakkariah. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Zakkariah today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zakkariah births was 1992 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zakkariah. 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 Zakkariah. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
1992
6 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
1992 SSA rank
#8,426
Tracked since 1992
Popularity
Zakkariah: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Zakkariah 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 Zakkariah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Zakkariah
The name Zakkariah has its origins rooted in ancient Semitic languages, particularly Hebrew and Arabic. It is believed to have emerged during the first millennium BCE.
In Hebrew, the name is spelled זְכַרְיָה (Zkhryh) and is derived from the root words "zakar" meaning "to remember" and "Yah" which is a shortened form of the Hebrew name for God, "Yahweh." The name can be interpreted as "Yahweh remembers" or "the Lord remembers."
Zakkariah is also found in the Arabic language as زكريا (Zakariya), which has a similar meaning to its Hebrew counterpart, "the one God remembers." The name holds significant importance in both Abrahamic faiths of Judaism and Islam.
The name appears several times in religious texts, most notably in the Bible and the Quran. In the Old Testament, Zechariah was a Hebrew prophet and the author of the Book of Zechariah. He lived during the 6th century BCE and was among the first to return to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
In the New Testament, Zechariah (or Zacharias) was the father of John the Baptist and is mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. In the Quran, Zakariya is referred to as a prophet and the guardian of the Virgin Mary.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name dates back to the 6th century BCE, with the prophet Zechariah mentioned in the Bible. Throughout history, there have been several notable figures bearing the name Zakkariah or its variations.
Zacharias ben Jehoiada was a Jewish high priest in the 9th century BCE who was stoned to death for criticizing the idolatry of King Joash. Zakaria al-Qazwini was a renowned Persian scholar and geographer who lived in the 13th century and authored the influential work "Āthār al-Bilād wa akhbār al-'Ibād" (The Monument of Places and the History of God's Bondsmen).
Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was the 12th President of the United States, serving from 1849 to 1850. Zacharias Janssen (1585-1638) was a Dutch spectacle-maker who is credited with inventing the first compound microscope. Zakariya al-Razi (854-925 CE) was a Persian polymath and one of the most influential physicians and scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.
People
Zakkariah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zakkariah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with Z
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Zakkariah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zakkariah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zakkariah 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 57,125,723 US residents.
Is Zakkariah a common name?
We classify Zakkariah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 22.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zakkariah most popular?
The single biggest year for Zakkariah was 1992, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zakkariah is about 33 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 Zakkariah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Zakkariah a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zakkariah 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 Zakkariah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Zakkariah 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 Zakkariah 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 share the name Zakkariah?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.