Zacharia, of Hebrew origin, is an uncommon yet significant name meaning 'remembered by God'. It's derived from the Hebrew 'zecharyah', which consists of two elements: 'zakar' meaning 'remember' and 'yah' a shortened form of 'Yahweh', the name of God. Zacharia shares its root with other Hebrew names like Zacharias, Zachary, Zack, or Zacchaeus.
The name Zacharia appears to have been quite popular from the late 1970s until the mid-1990s, with a peak of 54 births in both 1989 and 1992. After this period, its popularity declined significantly, with fewer than 30 births per year between 2000 and 2016. In recent years, the name has become quite rare, with fewer than 20 births per year since 2014. Overall, there have been a total of 1706 births named Zacharia from 1971 to 2023.