Zacharias
About Zacharias
One of several more venerable names that get to the nickname Zack if you're tired of Zachary. In the New Testament, Zacharias was the husband of Elizabeth and father of John the Baptist.
Pronounced zak-uh-RY-us.
As of October 2026, Zacharias ranked #3946 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1679 in 1993.
Editor's take: The name Zacharias is a boy's name meaning "the Lord has remembered".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,343 | 56 | 29.2 |
| 2015 | #1,952 | 75 | 39.1 |
| 2016 | #1,686 | 94 | 49.5 |
| 2017 | #1,917 | 76 | 41.1 |
| 2018 | #2,144 | 66 | 36.3 |
| 2019 | #2,288 | 61 | 34 |
| 2020 | #2,188 | 64 | 37.1 |
| 2021 | #2,648 | 49 | 28 |
| 2022 | #3,146 | 39 | 22.3 |
| 2023 | #3,288 | 37 | 21.6 |
| 2024 | #3,586 | 32 | 18.6 |
| 2025 | #3,946 | 28 | 16.4 |
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Zacharias on lists
Famous Zachariass
- Zacharias Manuel "Zack" de la Rocha
American lead singer of band Rage Against the Machine
- Zacharias Kunuk
Canadian film producer/director
- Zacharias Janssen
Dutch spectacle,maker who co,invented the optical telescope and compound microscope
- Zacharias Chaliabalias
Greek footballer
- Zacharias Dolendo
Dutch engraver
- Zacharias Ursinus
German theologian
Zacharias in pop culture
- Zacharias Smith
character in the Harry Potter series
- Zacharias Barnham
character in video game Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright