Zacariah vs Zachary

Side-by-side comparison of Zacariah and Zachary — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Zacariah

Boy name · Rank #9173

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Name B

Zachary

Boy name · Rank #194

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Metric Zacariah Zachary
Current Rank #9173 #194
Total Births (all years) 452 550,089
Peak Year 2007 1993
Peak Year Births 19 25,537
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1975 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Zacariah Zachary
1900ss — 6
1910ss — 109
1920ss — 168
1930ss — 142
1940ss — 404
1950ss — 2,170
1960ss — 3,479
1970ss 19 19,068
1980ss 41 101,830
1990ss 94 225,280
2000ss 139 134,755
2010ss 111 51,138
2020ss 48 11,540

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zacariah Zachary
2014 11 5,187
2015 9 4,865
2016 7 4,576
2017 10 3,821
2018 10 3,575
2019 7 3,083
2020 11 2,726
2021 11 2,596
2022 10 2,261
2023 8 2,122
2024 8 1,835

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1975–2024.

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