Zacharias vs Zachary

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

Name A

Zacharias

Boy name · Rank #3533

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Name B

Zachary

Boy name · Rank #194

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Metric Zacharias Zachary
Current Rank #3533 #194
Total Births (all years) 2,044 550,089
Peak Year 2016 1993
Peak Year Births 94 25,537
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1930 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Zacharias Zachary
1900ss — 6
1910ss — 109
1920ss — 168
1930ss 5 142
1940ss — 404
1950ss — 2,170
1960ss — 3,479
1970ss 68 19,068
1980ss 200 101,830
1990ss 403 225,280
2000ss 511 134,755
2010ss 636 51,138
2020ss 221 11,540

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zacharias Zachary
2014 56 5,187
2015 75 4,865
2016 94 4,576
2017 76 3,821
2018 66 3,575
2019 61 3,083
2020 64 2,726
2021 49 2,596
2022 39 2,261
2023 37 2,122
2024 32 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, 1930–2024.

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