Zechariah is a Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh remembers" or "God has remembered", borne by one of the twelve minor prophets and, in the New Testament, by the father of John the Baptist. English speakers usually shortened it to Zachary, which is why the full form reads as the more serious, biblical choice. Zechariah stood at number 666 in 2000, peaked at number 636 in 2001 and ranks number 856 among boys in 2025.