Zekarias
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has remembered".
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Zekarias. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Zekarias today is around 8 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zekarias births was 2018 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zekarias. 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 Zekarias. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
2018
6 babies that year
Average age
8
years old
2018 SSA rank
#12,132
Tracked since 2018
Popularity
Zekarias: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Zekarias 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 Zekarias during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Zekarias
The name Zekarias has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture, derived from the biblical name Zechariah. It is a combination of two Hebrew words: "zechar," meaning "to remember," and "Yah," which is a shortened form of the name Yahweh, the Lord.
This name has deep roots in the ancient texts of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament. The prophet Zechariah was one of the twelve minor prophets whose writings are included in the biblical canon. He lived in the 6th century BC and his book, the Book of Zechariah, contains prophecies and visions about the restoration of Jerusalem and the coming of the Messiah.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Zekarias can be found in the New Testament of the Bible. Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, was a priest who was struck mute for his initial disbelief in the angel's message about the birth of his son. His story is recounted in the Gospel of Luke.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Zekarias. In the 4th century AD, Zekarias of Gaza was a Christian bishop and philosopher who wrote treatises on the nature of the soul and the resurrection. Around the same time, Zekarias of Mitylene was a Greek historian who chronicled the events of the Byzantine Empire.
In the 12th century, Zekarias ben Isaac ben Zekarias was a prominent Jewish scholar and physician who lived in Spain. He wrote extensively on medicine and philosophy and was highly regarded in his time.
During the Renaissance period, Zekarias Ursinus (1534-1583) was a German theologian and one of the authors of the Heidelberg Catechism, a significant document in the Reformed Protestant tradition.
Another notable figure was Zekarias Grebner (1550-1612), a Swiss theologian and cartographer who produced some of the earliest modern maps of Switzerland and the surrounding regions.
People
Zekarias + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zekarias 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
Zekarias: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zekarias?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zekarias 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 Zekarias a common name?
We classify Zekarias 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 Zekarias most popular?
The single biggest year for Zekarias was 2018, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zekarias is about 8 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 Zekarias in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Zekarias a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zekarias 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 Zekarias still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Zekarias 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 Zekarias 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 Zekarias?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.