Zacharias
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Koine Greek, alternative form of Zechariah and Zachary. From Latin Zacharias, from Koine Greek Ζαχαρίας (Zakharías), the New Testament form of the figure's name in the Old Testament, Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, “Yahweh has remembered”). Doublet of Zach, Zachary, Zachariah, Zechariah, Zakariya, and Jakariya.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Zacharias (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Zacharias has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 16 |
| 1999 | 31 |
| 2000 | 20 |
| 2001 | 28 |
| 2002 | 19 |
| 2003 | 19 |
| 2004 | 25 |
| 2005 | 36 |
| 2006 | 29 |
| 2007 | 20 |
| 2008 | 29 |
| 2009 | 33 |
| 2010 | 42 |
| 2011 | 26 |
| 2012 | 33 |
| 2013 | 23 |
| 2014 | 29 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 28 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2019 | 42 |
| 2020 | 38 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 42 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 216 |
| 2000 | 239 |
| 2001 | 269 |
| 2002 | 289 |
| 2003 | 310 |
| 2004 | 334 |
| 2005 | 368 |
| 2006 | 404 |
| 2007 | 421 |
| 2008 | 455 |
| 2009 | 488 |
| 2010 | 534 |
| 2011 | 559 |
| 2012 | 591 |
| 2013 | 620 |
| 2014 | 651 |
| 2015 | 674 |
| 2016 | 689 |
| 2017 | 722 |
| 2018 | 750 |
| 2019 | 793 |
| 2020 | 828 |
Zacharias in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Zacharias.Hi! My name is Zacharias.
- Zacharias ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Zacharias called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Zacharias kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Zacharias is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Zacharias mamma är lärare.Zacharias's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Zacharias mamma is Zacharias's mum. Because Zacharias already ends in s, nothing is added.
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How do you pronounce Zacharias in Swedish?
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What does the name Zacharias mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Koine Greek, alternative form of Zechariah and Zachary. From Latin Zacharias, from Koine Greek Ζαχαρίας (Zakharías), the New Testament form of the figure's name in the Old Testament, Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, “Yahweh has remembered”). Doublet of Zach, Zachary, Zachariah, Zechariah, Zakariya, and Jakariya.
How popular is Zacharias in Sweden?
42 babies were named Zacharias in 2022. In 2020, 828 people in Sweden had Zacharias as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2010 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.