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What does Zachariah mean?
Zachariah 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced zak-a-RYE-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Zachariah is "the Lord recalled". Variant of Zechariah. Biblical: the name of 31 men, including the prophet who wrote the Book of Zechariah.
ENDS WITH -ah
Variations
VARIANTS Zacaria, Zacarias, Zacary, Zaccaria, Zaccariah, Zaccheus, Zach, Zachaios, Zacharia, Zacharias, Zacharie, Zachary▼, Zacherish, Zachery▼, Zacheus, Zack, Zackariah, Zackerias, Zackery▼, Zackie, Zak, Zakarias, Zakarie, Zakariyyah, Zakery, Zechariah▲, Zecheriah, Zekariah, Zekeriah, Zeke▲
SEE ALSO Zephariah
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Zachariah?
Zachariah is a somewhat popular first name for males (#957 out of 1220, Top 78%) and an even more popular surname for all people (#35757 out of 150436, Top 24%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Zachariah reached its highest position of #306 in the U.S. in the year 1992, and is at #484 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Zachary (#109 FROM RECENT DATA), Zeke (#642), Zechariah (#762), Zack (#1191), Zackery (#1838), Zachery (#1996), Zacary, Zach, Zacharia, Zacharias, Zacharie, Zak and Zakery are the prominent alternative forms of Zachariah (#484). Usage of these forms of Zachariah was at its apex in 1994 (AVERAGE #1216) and has become much diminished since (#1501, ▼81%), with versions like Zachary falling out of fashion. Zachary is more familiar than the rest, though Zechariah has grown popular as well.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Azariah▲, Elchanah, Gephaniah, Gevariah, Hazaiah, Mataniah, Mattaniah, Nechemiah (see Nehemiah), Zaccary, Zackarey, Zackary▼, Zahavi, Zakari, Zaphar, Zariah and Zephaniah. These names tend to be less frequently used than Zachariah.
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