Zach vs Zachariah

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

Name A

Zach

Boy name · Rank #2421

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Name B

Zachariah

Boy name · Rank #569

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Metric Zach Zachariah
Current Rank #2421 #569
Total Births (all years) 2,752 30,668
Peak Year 2007 1992
Peak Year Births 86 874
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Zach Zachariah
1880ss — 10
1890ss — 5
1910ss 23 40
1920ss 13 50
1930ss 10 23
1940ss 10 22
1950ss 42 43
1960ss 75 25
1970ss 240 1,901
1980ss 309 4,984
1990ss 374 7,640
2000ss 729 6,631
2010ss 618 6,635
2020ss 309 2,659

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zach Zachariah
2014 67 667
2015 73 746
2016 40 710
2017 47 705
2018 65 607
2019 62 619
2020 56 552
2021 74 540
2022 59 565
2023 63 490
2024 57 512

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, 1913–2024.

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