Zackaria
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has remembered".
Name Census estimates that about 372 living Americans carry the first name Zackaria. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Zackaria today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zackaria births was 2006 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zackaria. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Zackaria with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
372
~ 1 in 921,383 Americans
Peak year
2006
20 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,933
Tracked since 1980
Census
Zackaria in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 322 people with the first name Zackaria, which placed it at #28,067 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,067
National first-name rank
People counted
322
322 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
65.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Zackaria
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zackaria is White at 65.2%. The next largest groups are Black (13.4%) and Two or More Races (11.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Zackaria described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Zackaria at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White65.2% · 210
- Black or African American13.4% · 43
- Two or more races11.2% · 36
- Hispanic or Latino7.1% · 23
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 10
Popularity
Zackaria: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zackaria from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 136 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zackaria by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Zackaria during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Zackaria
Zackaria is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name Zechariah, which means "the Lord has remembered." The name has its origins in ancient Judaic tradition and is mentioned in several books of the Bible, including the Book of Ezra, the Book of Nehemiah, and the Book of Zechariah.
The name Zechariah was borne by several prominent figures in the Old Testament, including a prophet who lived in the 6th century BC and wrote the Book of Zechariah. This book is included in the Hebrew Bible and is part of the Christian Old Testament.
The name Zackaria is a variant spelling that emerged in the Middle Ages, particularly in regions with strong Islamic influence, such as the Middle East and parts of Europe under Moorish rule. The spelling variation likely occurred due to the Arabic rendering of the name, which is زكريا (Zakariya).
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Zackaria can be found in the writings of the 12th-century Muslim scholar and philosopher Averroes, who was born in Cordoba, Spain, in 1126 AD. Averroes, whose full name was Abū l-Walīd Muḥammad Ibn Aḥmad Ibn Rushd, is renowned for his contributions to Aristotelian philosophy and his influence on Western intellectual thought.
Another notable figure with the name Zackaria was Zaccaria de Martino, an Italian painter who lived in the 15th century. Born in Venice around 1430, de Martino was known for his religious paintings and frescoes, some of which can still be found in churches throughout Italy.
In the 16th century, Zaccaria Dolfin was a prominent Venetian diplomat and statesman who served as the ambassador of the Republic of Venice to various European courts. He was born in 1527 and played a significant role in shaping the political alliances of his time.
Zaccaria Trevisan, born in 1701, was an Italian architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings in Venice, including the Chiesa di San Pantalon and the Palazzo Trevisan.
Lastly, Zaccaria Beccari was an Italian botanist and explorer who lived in the 18th century. Born in 1719, he traveled extensively throughout the East Indies and made significant contributions to the study of plant life in the region.
People
Zackaria + last name combinations
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Other names starting with Z
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Zackaria: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zackaria?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 372 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zackaria going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 921,383 US residents.
Is Zackaria a common name?
We classify Zackaria as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 377 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zackaria most popular?
The single biggest year for Zackaria was 2006, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zackaria is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Zackaria in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 322 people with the name Zackaria, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,067 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Zackaria in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Zackaria?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Zackaria leans strongly male. 323 people counted with this name were male (98.2%), compared with 6 female bearers (1.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Zackaria?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zackaria is White at 65.2%. The next largest groups are Black (13.4%) and Two or More Races (11.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Zackaria most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Zackaria in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.2% (210 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Zackaria in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Zackaria a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zackaria in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Zackaria still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Zackaria in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Zackaria can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Zackaria?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.