Zacharias vs Zackary

Side-by-side comparison of Zacharias and Zackary — 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

Zackary

Boy name · Rank #1418

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Metric Zacharias Zackary
Current Rank #3533 #1418
Total Births (all years) 2,044 31,469
Peak Year 2016 2001
Peak Year Births 94 1,386
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1930 1921

Births by Decade

Decade Zacharias Zackary
1920ss — 5
1930ss 5 —
1940ss — 7
1950ss — 124
1960ss — 184
1970ss 68 579
1980ss 200 3,374
1990ss 403 11,375
2000ss 511 11,004
2010ss 636 4,002
2020ss 221 815

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zacharias Zackary
2014 56 435
2015 75 321
2016 94 312
2017 76 252
2018 66 208
2019 61 191
2020 64 177
2021 49 204
2022 39 158
2023 37 146
2024 32 130

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, 1930–2024.

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