Rising since 2022, #9,714 for boys today.
Popularity of Zacharius since 1997
Babies named Zacharius per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2003, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Zacharius's real moment was 2017.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 73 |
| 2010s | 51 |
| 2020s | 15 |
Meaning & origin
Zacharius is a rare and historic variant of Zachary, appearing only in recent decades in U.S. data. First recorded in 1997, the name saw a modest peak in 2017, ranking 9714 with a 1 in 244,011 incidence. Since 2022, its trajectory has been rising, suggesting a slow but steady increase in interest. As a Latinized form of Zechariah, it connects to a long biblical tradition while remaining distinct from more common forms. The name has not yet appeared in top state data, reflecting its national rarity.
Zacharius is a Latinized form of the Greek Zacharias, which itself derives from the Hebrew Zechariah, meaning 'Yahweh has remembered.' The name appears in the Old Testament as a prophet and in the New Testament as the father of John the Baptist. The Latin form Zacharius was historically used in medieval Europe and persists as a rare variant in English-speaking countries.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Zach, Zack, Z
Sibling names for Zacharius
Names that share Zacharius's style, for a brother or sister.
