Boy · Hebrew
Zechariah
Say it: zek-uh-RY-uh
Meaning
Hebrew Zekharyah, 'YHWH has remembered'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its English form Zachary became one of the most popular US boys' names of the 1990s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 10,054 babies given this name since 1971
- At its height in 2015, about 1 in 4,900 boys
- 239 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
HebrewEarly ChristianEnglishAmericanFrenchSpanishItalianPortugueseGermanPolishRussian
The family of the name
Other spellings: Zachariah, Zachary
| French | Zacharie |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Zacarías |
| Italian | Zaccaria |
| Portuguese | Zacarias |
| German | Zacharias |
| Polish | Zachariasz |
| Russian | Zakhar |
| Hebrew | Zekharya |
Famous bearers
- Zechariah, prophet of the Book of Zechariah
- Pope Zachary, 8th century
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.