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Sakarias

“Yahweh has remembered”

Language contexts for this entry: Swedish, Danish, Finnish and 1 more

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masculineLatin script

[ˈs̠ɑ̝kɑ̝ˌriɑ̝s̠] · Finnish

Origin: Biblical Hebrew
4 language contexts: Swedish Danish Finnish +1 more
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Sakarias

Sakarias is a masculine given name documented in Swedish, Danish, Finnish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Biblical Hebrew זְכַרְיָה via Latin and Ancient Greek, with the stated meaning “Yahweh has remembered”.

Biblical Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “Yahweh has remembered”

From Latin Zacharias, from Ancient Greek Ζαχαρίᾱς (Zakharíās), from Biblical Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, literally “Yahweh has remembered”).

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Latin
Ancient Greek
Biblical Hebrew

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Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

Where Sakarias is used

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1 country with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

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Sweden

Language records

Documented as a given name in Swedish.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

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Finland

2026 Spelling: Sakarias

Region and dataset

Recorded category male

Latest · 2026: 109; people; Rank #1,001
Peak year: 2026; 109 people

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Source: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Sakarias in Finland, male: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2026	109	1,001	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Sakarias” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Current first given names of living Finnish citizens residing in Finland or abroad in the Population Information System as of 2026-08-03; extracted 2026-08-04. Foreign citizens, deceased persons and former names excluded. Only the first-name sheets are used.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Names occurring fewer than five times are omitted. Absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Released 2026-08-04 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Zachary
679–752
pope
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Zechariah
died 450 BC
biblical prophet
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Zechariah
died 752 BC
king of the Kingdom of Israel; son of Jeroboam II
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q4927814CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: ZakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates1

Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Sakarias

Biblical Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “Yahweh has remembered”

From Latin Zacharias, from Ancient Greek Ζαχαρίᾱς (Zakharíās), from Biblical Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, literally “Yahweh has remembered”).

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Latin
Ancient Greek
Biblical Hebrew

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Sakarias is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Sakarias’s connections around the world.

1 country with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Sweden

Language records

Documented as a given name in Swedish.

Explore Sweden

3 of 3 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Finland

2026 Spelling: Sakarias

Region and dataset

Recorded category male

Latest · 2026: 109; people; Rank #1,001
Peak year: 2026; 109 people

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Sakarias in Finland, male: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2026	109	1,001	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Current first given names of living Finnish citizens residing in Finland or abroad in the Population Information System as of 2026-08-03; extracted 2026-08-04. Foreign citizens, deceased persons and former names excluded. Only the first-name sheets are used.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Names occurring fewer than five times are omitted. Absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Released 2026-08-04 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Zachary
679–752
pope
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Zechariah
died 450 BC
biblical prophet
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Zechariah
died 752 BC
king of the Kingdom of Israel; son of Jeroboam II
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q4927814CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: SakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: ZakariasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates1

Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Sakarias

Biblical Hebrew origin

Where Sakarias is used

Across borders

Sweden

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Zachary

Zechariah

Zechariah

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Sakarias

Biblical Hebrew origin

Where Sakarias is used

Across borders

Sweden

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Zachary

Zechariah

Zechariah

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page