US rank #9173 Boys' name Peak 2007 452 births

Zacariah — #9173 US boys' name

452 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.

1970s191980s411990s942000s1392010s1112020s48
#9173
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Zacariah was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

19 babies were named Zacariah in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zacariah

The Social Security Administration has registered 452 babies named Zacariah between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zacariah currently holds the #9173 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zacariah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zacariah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zacariah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zacariah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 452 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zacariah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

452

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2007

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,173

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zacariah popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
19
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 20242018201220062000199419871975 5

Zacariah popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2008 (Zacariah as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2008 5

Zacariah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
139 births that decade — 31% of Zacariah's all-time total
1970s191980s411990s942000s1392010s1112020s48

Zacariah by state

Where Zacariah concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zacariah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 1.5%
Texas share of Zacariah's total US births 1.5%

7 of 452 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zacariah?
452 babies have been named Zacariah since 1975. It currently ranks #9173 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 19 births.
When was Zacariah most popular?
Zacariah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Zacariah most popular?
The top states for the name Zacariah are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Zacariah been used?
Zacariah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zacariah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zachary, Zackary, Zachariah, Zachery, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.