Boys' name · since 1975
Zacariah
464 babies named Zacariah in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,833 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 464
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zacariah currently ranks #7833 among boys' names in America, with 464 babies recorded since 1975.
Zacariah has 464 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7833 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #8,249 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,833 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 464 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zacariah ranks #8,249 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,833 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 464 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,833 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 464
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zacariah's 464 recorded births place it above 81.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zacariah compares
464 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zacariah's all-time total is 26% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zacariah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 464 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zacariah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zacariah's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zacariah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Zacariah popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2008 (Zacariah as girls' name)
Zacariah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (139 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Zacariah's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Zacariah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
139 births
- 2010s
2010s
112 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 139 births (30% of all-time use).
Zacariah by state
Where Zacariah concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 1.5% |
7 of 464 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zacariah's data
- Zacariah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (139 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zacariahs (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zacariah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zacariah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.