Zechariah

Boy name

Zechariah has been given to 11,369 babies in the U.S. since 1971. It peaked in 2015 and currently ranks #856 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˌzɛkəˈɹaɪ.ə/

From Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (zəḵaryā, “the Lord has remembered”).

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

11,369

Peak year

2015 (394 babies)

Rank in 2025

#856 for boys

First recorded

1971

10-year trend

▼ -26%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Zechariah.

11,388 babies since 1973

11,280 babies since 1912

11,467 babies since 1880

11,269 babies since 1958

11,238 babies since 1912

11,207 babies since 1904

11,538 babies since 1992

11,194 babies since 1881

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