| The boy name Zachariah [ syll. zac-ha-riah, za-chari-ah ] is pronounced as ZAEK-erAYah- KEY. Zachariah is used predominantly in English and Hebrew, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Zachariah is a variant form of the name Zachary (English). Zachariah is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity grew from the 1970s up to the 1990s; before that, it was of very light use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 1992 with 0.042% of baby boys being named Zachariah. Its ranking then was #305. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2007, its usage was 0.029% and its ranking #444. Among the group of boy names directly related to Zachariah, Zachary (English) was the most frequently used. In 2007, its use outnumbered Zachariah's by 16 times. Baby names that sound like Zachariah include Zaccaria (Italian), Zechariah (English and Hebrew), Zacharie (French), Zachery (English), Zackary (English), Zackery (English), Zakary (English), Zachary (English), and Zahir (Arabic, Swahili, and Turkish). KEY: approx pronunciation for Zachariah: Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"
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