Zacharie
Masculine · “the Lord has remembered”
Zacharie is the French form, and the -ie ending is what marks it: French writes the name this way for men, where English writes Zachary. The Hebrew underneath is a small complete sentence about memory — the Lord has remembered — and it was given, in the biblical world, by parents who felt they had waited long enough for something.
How old is the name Zacharie?
Zacharie first appears in US birth records in 1976 — 49 years ago. The typical Zacharie alive today was born around 1998, making them about 27 years old. About 1,100 people named Zacharie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Zacharie most popular?
Zacharie peaked in 1994, reaching #1544 nationally. Today it ranks #12008, 10,464 places below that high. See the whole 1994 chart.
Where it comes from
From Zekharyah to Zacharie
The story of Zacharie
There are two significant Zechariahs. One is a prophet of the sixth century before the common era with a short and strange book of visions; the other is the priest in the Gospel of Luke who is told he will have a son in old age, does not believe it, and is struck mute until the child is born. French took the name as Zacharie and it stayed in steady use, particularly in Catholic communities. American records receive this spelling largely from French-speaking families, including Haitian ones, which is why it is strongest in the states where those communities are largest.
Meaning
the Lord has remembered
From Hebrew Zekharyah, joining a verb meaning to remember to a short form of the divine name. It is a statement in the past tense, which is unusual — most theophoric names are hopes, and this one is a report.
How the name formed
- Zekharyah
- Zacharias
- Zacharie
Related forms: Zacharie · Zekharyah · Zacarías · Zaccaria · Zacharias
Pronouncing Zacharie
za-ka-REE
Three syllables in French with the stress at the back and no sound on the final e. American readers see the ending and produce ZAK-uh-ree instead, which is how Zachary is said. Both are heard in the United States, and families usually settle it early.
Nicknames for Zacharie
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1976
- Most boys named
- 199460 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1544reached in 1994
- Change vs 2024
- 0.0%5 in 2025, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Zacharie in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Zacharie in French — same name
- Zekharyah in Hebrew — transliteration
- Zacarías in Spanish — same name
- Zaccaria in Italian — same name
- Zacharias in Greek — transliteration
Strongest US states over the last decade: Florida.
Zacharies among us
people named Zacharie are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 341,615 born in 2025 was named Zacharie
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Geoffry test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Zacharie's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Geoffry climbed just as high around 1949, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Geoffry's path sketches the road Zacharie is walking now.
Zacharie sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Zacharie beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Zacharie in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Zach is available immediately in English and asks nothing of anyone.
- The meaning is a short complete sentence, which is unusual and pleasant to be able to say.
- It is standard in French, so it is a real name rather than an ornamental spelling.
- The biblical figures behind it are memorable and easy to tell in a line each.
- Zachary is the American standard and will be written on most documents.
- The French and American pronunciations differ at the end, and a child will answer to both.
- Zachariah, Zacharias and Zackery all sit nearby, so the spelling has to be dictated.
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Frequently asked
- How many Zacharies are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,100 people named Zacharie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Zacharie in 2025?
- Zacharie ranks #12008 among US boy names in 2025, with 5 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Zacharie?
- About 1 in every 341,615 US boys born in 2025 was named Zacharie — 5 in all.
- Will my child share the name Zacharie with classmates?
- Zacharie will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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