Zacharias is a distinctive choice, ranked #2089 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Zacharias in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2089
About the Name Zacharias
Zacharias has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 541 places in five years. It was most popular in 1999 at #840 â parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Zacharias is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school â standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Zacharias
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Zacharias per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zacharias in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zacharias has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 541 places in the last five years. Its peak was #840 in 1999. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Zacharias is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Zacharias include: Zacharias Adoni â Zacharias Adoni is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Apollon Limassol.; Christian Zacharias â Christian Zacharias is a German pianist and conductor who made an international career.; Zacharias Werner â Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner was a German poet, dramatist, and preacher..
Zacharias does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice â your child is unlikely to encounter American Zachariass in the wild.
11
UK babies named Zacharias (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 541 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zacharias
Likely around 1 other Zacharias in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Zacharias
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Zacharias of Mytilene (ÎÎąĪÎąĪÎ¯ÎąĪ Ī ÎΚĪĪ ÎģΡÎŊÎąÎ¯ÎŋĪ; c. 465, Gaza â after 536), also known as Zacharias Scholasticus or Zacharias Rhetor, was a bishop and ecclesiastical historian.
Zacharias Ursinus was a German Reformed theologian and Protestant reformer. He became the leading theologian of the Reformed Protestant movement of the Palatinate, serving both at the University of Heidelberg and the College of Wisdom (Collegium Sapientiae).
Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner was a German poet, dramatist, and preacher. As a dramatist, he is known mainly for inaugurating the era of the so-called "tragedies of fate".
Ernst Zacharias was a German musician and engineer. In the 1950s and 1960s, he invented various electro-mechanical musical instruments for the German musical instrument manufacturer Hohner, including the Cembalet, the Clavinet, the Guitaret, and the Pianet.