Zachariah vs Zackary

Side-by-side comparison of Zachariah and Zackary - 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

Zackary

Boy name · Rank #1416

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Metric Zachariah Zackary
Current Rank #568 #1416
Total Births (all years) 31,238 31,593
Peak Year 1992 2001
Peak Year Births 874 1,386
Peak Decade 1990s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1921

Births by Decade

Decade Zachariah Zackary
1880s 10 -
1890s 5 -
1910s 40 -
1920s 50 5
1930s 23 -
1940s 22 7
1950s 43 124
1960s 25 184
1970s 1,901 579
1980s 4,984 3,374
1990s 7,640 11,375
2000s 6,631 11,004
2010s 6,641 4,007
2020s 3,223 934

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zachariah Zackary
2014 669 435
2015 747 321
2016 710 314
2017 705 252
2018 607 208
2019 620 191
2020 552 177
2021 541 205
2022 565 159
2023 490 146
2024 517 131
2025 558 116

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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