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 #569

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Name B

Zackary

Boy name · Rank #1418

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Metric Zachariah Zackary
Current Rank #569 #1418
Total Births (all years) 30,668 31,469
Peak Year 1992 2001
Peak Year Births 874 1,386
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1921

Births by Decade

Decade Zachariah Zackary
1880ss 10 —
1890ss 5 —
1910ss 40 —
1920ss 50 5
1930ss 23 —
1940ss 22 7
1950ss 43 124
1960ss 25 184
1970ss 1,901 579
1980ss 4,984 3,374
1990ss 7,640 11,375
2000ss 6,631 11,004
2010ss 6,635 4,002
2020ss 2,659 815

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zachariah Zackary
2014 667 435
2015 746 321
2016 710 312
2017 705 252
2018 607 208
2019 619 191
2020 552 177
2021 540 204
2022 565 158
2023 490 146
2024 512 130

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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