Zechariah
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Zechariah
Zechariah is actually the original Biblical form of the name more often found these days as Zachariah, probably because of the popularity of Zachary. People are going to have trouble getting Zechariah because they won't understand the Zech part. This name, in whatever form, begs to be shortened in the modern world to Zach (or Zac or Zack).
Zechariah is also given to girls, where it ranks #17255 in the US.
Pronounced zek-uh-RY-uh.
As of October 2026, Zechariah ranked #856 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #636 in 2001.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #667 | 385 | 200.4 |
| 2015 | #657 | 394 | 205.6 |
| 2016 | #749 | 326 | 171.8 |
| 2017 | #740 | 323 | 174.5 |
| 2018 | #764 | 308 | 169.6 |
| 2019 | #817 | 279 | 155.5 |
| 2020 | #927 | 241 | 139.6 |
| 2021 | #915 | 251 | 143.5 |
| 2022 | #991 | 227 | 130 |
| 2023 | #913 | 254 | 148.5 |
| 2024 | #900 | 261 | 151.5 |
| 2025 | #856 | 285 | 166.9 |
World rankings
Zechariah for boys
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