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“Variant of Zechariah — God remembers” — Hebrew origin
Boy's name · #538 in the US (2025) · 90s
Zachariah's best rank, #305, came in 1992; it has settled back to #538 today. Roughly 31,000 boys have been named Zachariah since 1880. Zachariah's short forms are Zach, Zack, Zac, and Zak.
Around the world: about 1 in 1,600 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 2,200 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 4,400 boys in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 54 notable people named Zachariah:
Lawyers & judges appear 2.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zachariah Allen, American textile manufacturer, scientist, lawyer, writer, inventor, and civil leader (1795-1882).
Similar names: Zakari · Johnathan · Zakai · Dakari · Deshawn · Saul
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