Zachariah

Meaning: God remembers
Origin: Hebrew — Variant of Zechariah

Nicknames: Zach, Zack, Zac, Zak

Boy's name · #538 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#346 in England & Wales (2025) · #480 in New Zealand (2025) · #676 in Ireland (2025) · #837 in Canada (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #6,672 in France (2025) · #727 in Scotland (2024) · #352 in N. Ireland (2022) · #992 in Poland (2013).

Famous Zachariahs

Zachariah Branch — American football player (born 2004)
Zachariah Chandler — American politician (1813–1879)
Zachariah Selwyn — American singer-songwriter, actor, host, and writer (born 1975)
Zachariah Allen — American textile manufacturer, scientist, lawyer, writer, inventor, and civil leader (1795–1882)
Zachariah Anani — Former Lebanese militia (1958–2016)

In stories & tradition

Zachariah — Fictional angel in the TV series Supernatural
Zachariah Kull — The Scream Team (TV series)

What Zachariahs become

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).

Spellings & nicknames

About 140 boys a year are given Zack as their full name and 62 Zach.

Similar names: Zachary · Johnathan · Zakai · Dakari · Ariel · Saul

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