US rank #2917 Boys' name Peak 2010 1,089 births

Zacarias — #2917 US boys' name

1,089 babies named Zacarias in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s141930s111940s171950s51960s121970s351980s801990s1362000s2542010s3552020s170
#2917
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Zacarias was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

46 babies were named Zacarias in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zacarias

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,089 babies named Zacarias between 1925 and 2024, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zacarias currently holds the #2917 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zacarias performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 355 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Zacarias shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 166 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Zacarias in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zacarias 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 1,089 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.

Zacarias at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,089

Since 1925

100 years of records

Peak year

2010

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,917

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1925

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zacarias popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1925

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
46
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
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Zacarias by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
355 births that decade — 33% of Zacarias's all-time total
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Zacarias by state

Where Zacarias concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Zacarias
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
166 15.2%
#2 California
130 11.9%
#3 Florida
31 2.8%
#4 Arizona
6 0.6%
#5 Maryland
6 0.6%
Texas share of Zacarias's total US births 15.2%
Even split

166 of 1,089 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zacarias?
1,089 babies have been named Zacarias since 1925. It currently ranks #2917 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 46 births.
When was Zacarias most popular?
Zacarias was most popular in the 2010s decade with 355 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Zacarias most popular?
The top states for the name Zacarias are Texas (166 births), California (130 births), Florida (31 births).
How long has the name Zacarias been used?
Zacarias has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 100 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zacarias?
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, 1925–2024 (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.