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 #568

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Name B

Zachary

Boy name · Rank #194

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Metric Zachariah Zachary
Current Rank #568 #194
Total Births (all years) 31,238 551,752
Peak Year 1992 1993
Peak Year Births 874 25,538
Peak Decade 1990s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Zachariah Zachary
1880s 10 -
1890s 5 -
1900s - 6
1910s 40 109
1920s 50 168
1930s 23 142
1940s 22 404
1950s 43 2,169
1960s 25 3,476
1970s 1,901 19,060
1980s 4,984 101,818
1990s 7,640 225,290
2000s 6,631 134,756
2010s 6,641 51,146
2020s 3,223 13,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zachariah Zachary
2014 669 5,188
2015 747 4,866
2016 710 4,576
2017 705 3,822
2018 607 3,577
2019 620 3,084
2020 552 2,729
2021 541 2,598
2022 565 2,263
2023 490 2,128
2024 517 1,844
2025 558 1,646

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, 1880–2025.

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