The baby name Zacharias is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌzækəˈraɪəs/ (ZAK-ə-RY-əs).
Zacharias is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Zacharias is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌzækəˈraɪəs/ (ZAK-ə-RY-əs).
Zacharias is Hebrew in Origin.
Zacharias is the Greek and Latin form of the Hebrew name Zechariah (Zekharyah), built from zakhar “to remember” plus the theophoric element Yah, giving the meaning “Yahweh has remembered” or “the Lord remembers.” It entered Christian naming through the Septuagint and Vulgate; in many New Testament translations, John the Baptist’s father bears this form. The name appears across late antiquity and the Middle Ages among clerics and scholars, including Pope Zachary (Latin Zacharias), and remained common in Greek-speaking lands and in Protestant Europe.
Variants and cognates include Zechariah, Zachariah, and Zachary (English); Ζαχαρίας (Greek); Zacarías (Spanish); Zacarias (Portuguese); Zaccaria (Italian); Zacharie (French); Zacharias (German); Zakarias (Scandinavian); Zachariáš (Czech/Slovak); Zachariasz (Polish); Zakariás (Hungarian); Sakari/Sakarias (Finnish); Zakariya (Arabic); and Zekeriya (Turkish). Short forms Zach, Zac, and Zack make this venerable, scriptural choice feel contemporary and approachable.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | 0 | #55 | 6 | 1,632 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #80 | 52 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #124 | 11 | 3,911 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #141 | 42 | 1,509 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #193 | 75 | 6,912 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #250 | 4 | 6,830 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2021 | #310 | 6 | 2,600 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #312 | 14 | 7,401 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #407 | 21 | 2,041 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| France | Boys | 2010 | #411 | 3 | 2,828 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #513 | 184 | 3,552 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #732 | 8 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #861 | 32 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #929 | 24 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #931 | 21 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 43 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Zacharias is popular in 43 countries — most recent births per country:
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