Zackariah vs Zachary

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

Name A

Zackariah

Boy name · Rank #4949

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Name B

Zachary

Boy name · Rank #194

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Metric Zackariah Zachary
Current Rank #4949 #194
Total Births (all years) 1,350 551,752
Peak Year 2010 1993
Peak Year Births 54 25,538
Peak Decade 2000s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1973 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Zackariah Zachary
1900s - 6
1910s - 109
1920s - 168
1930s - 142
1940s - 404
1950s - 2,169
1960s - 3,476
1970s 31 19,060
1980s 127 101,818
1990s 291 225,290
2000s 394 134,756
2010s 375 51,146
2020s 132 13,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zackariah Zachary
2014 32 5,188
2015 41 4,866
2016 27 4,576
2017 30 3,822
2018 27 3,577
2019 36 3,084
2020 16 2,729
2021 29 2,598
2022 22 2,263
2023 22 2,128
2024 20 1,844
2025 23 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, 1973–2025.

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