Zachariah - Meaning of Zachariah

What does Zachariah mean?

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Zachariah

[ 4 syll. zac-ha-riah, za-chari-ah ] The baby boy name Zachariah is pronounced in English as ZaeK-ah-RAY-ah †. Zachariah is used predominantly in English and Hebrew, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Zachariah is a variation of the name Zachary (English).

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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 2018, its usage was 0.031% and its ranking #484. Among the group of boy names directly related to Zachariah, Zachary was the most frequently used. In 2018, its use outnumbered Zachariah's by 6 times.

Baby names that sound like Zachariah include Zacarias, Zaccaria, Zacharias, Zechariah, Zerachia, Zacharyah, Zakris, Zarek, Zerach, Zerack, Zerak, Zergio, Zerika, Zerk, Zhorka, Zhorz, Zhura, Zoria, Zyriak, and Georges.

† Pronunciation for Zachariah: Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)"