Zachariah

zak·uh·RY·uh · Biblical Hebrew, from zaḵar ('remember') and a short form of Yahweh. · 4 syllables

Zachariah is distinctive.

91/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

Pronunciation & Spelling
Clear, with one common misreading
90/100
Everyday Use
Low risk
Shortens naturally in everyday use, with three established short forms.
95/100
Growing Up
Strong lifetime fit
Works comfortably across child and adult settings.
82/100
International Use
Broad international fit
Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.
85/100

NAME DETAILS

COMMON FORMS: Zach; Zac; Zack
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS: Zacharias; Zakaria; Zakhar; Zacarias

ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

Zachariah is a theophoric Hebrew name meaning 'Yahweh has remembered,' combining zaḵar ('remember') with a short form of the divine name Yahweh.

זְכַרְיָה (Zekharyah, Hebrew).
Mythological and religious contextIn the King James Version, Zachariah is a king of Israel recorded in 2 Kings; the closely related spelling Zechariah names a Hebrew Bible prophet with an entire book attributed to him, as well as the father of John the Baptist in the New Testament.

POPULARITY

Zachariah over time

United States

#538RANK

Rank #538 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Uncommon in current U.S. usage. Ranked #538 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

zak·uh·RY·uh

STRESS ON THE THIRD SYLLABLE

COMMON FORMS

Zach
Zac
Zack

OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS

Zechariah (alternate biblical spelling)
ZachariasEL/Latin
Zakaria (AR/Georgian/Indonesian/Malay)
ZakharRU/UK
ZacariasPT/ES

More about Zachariah

FORMALITY

A formal, full biblical given name; Zach/Zac/Zack are its standard informal short forms, shared with the more common everyday form Zachary.

Names around it

Zechariah Zachary

EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Zachariah is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

English speakers will most likely pronounce it correctly on the first try. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

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