Zachariah vs Zachary

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

Name A

Zachariah

Boy name · Rank #569

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Name B

Zachary

Boy name · Rank #194

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Metric Zachariah Zachary
Current Rank #569 #194
Total Births (all years) 30,668 550,089
Peak Year 1992 1993
Peak Year Births 874 25,537
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Zachariah Zachary
1880ss 10 —
1890ss 5 —
1900ss — 6
1910ss 40 109
1920ss 50 168
1930ss 23 142
1940ss 22 404
1950ss 43 2,170
1960ss 25 3,479
1970ss 1,901 19,068
1980ss 4,984 101,830
1990ss 7,640 225,280
2000ss 6,631 134,755
2010ss 6,635 51,138
2020ss 2,659 11,540

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zachariah Zachary
2014 667 5,187
2015 746 4,865
2016 710 4,576
2017 705 3,821
2018 607 3,575
2019 619 3,083
2020 552 2,726
2021 540 2,596
2022 565 2,261
2023 490 2,122
2024 512 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, 1880–2024.

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