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 #3544

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Name B

Zachary

Boy name · Rank #194

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Metric Zacharias Zachary
Current Rank #3544 #194
Total Births (all years) 2,074 551,752
Peak Year 2016 1993
Peak Year Births 94 25,538
Peak Decade 2010s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1930 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Zacharias Zachary
1900s - 6
1910s - 109
1920s - 168
1930s 5 142
1940s - 404
1950s - 2,169
1960s - 3,476
1970s 68 19,060
1980s 200 101,818
1990s 403 225,290
2000s 511 134,756
2010s 638 51,146
2020s 249 13,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zacharias Zachary
2014 56 5,188
2015 75 4,866
2016 94 4,576
2017 76 3,822
2018 66 3,577
2019 62 3,084
2020 64 2,729
2021 49 2,598
2022 39 2,263
2023 37 2,128
2024 32 1,844
2025 28 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, 1930–2025.

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