Boys' name · since 1990

Zaccheaus

Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 90 babies named Zaccheaus, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,127 of 45,481
all-time among boys
90
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade

Zaccheaus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 90 have been recorded since 1990.

Zaccheaus has 90 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1990 to 2018.

  • #18,127 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 90 born since 1990
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaccheaus ranks #18,127 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.

#18,127 of 45,481
all-time among boys
90
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Zaccheaus's 90 recorded births place it above 60.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Zaccheaus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Zaccheaus's full recorded timeline at 2003, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Zaccheaus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2005)
9
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
45678910 19901996199920012004200620102018 5

Zaccheaus by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (46 births, 51% of the file).

2000s was Zaccheaus's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Zaccheaus births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 46 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaccheaus? ▼
90 babies have been named Zaccheaus since 1990. All-time, it sits at #18,127 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2005 with 9 births.
Where does Zaccheaus sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaccheaus ranks #18,127 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zaccheaus most popular? ▼
Zaccheaus was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Zaccheaus been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zaccheaus since 1990 -- 29 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Zaccheaus? ▼
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.

What to do with Zaccheaus's data

  • Zaccheaus's decade-level peak was the 2000s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Zaccheaus

Nearby Names Like Zaccheaus

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zaccheaus

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#537 31,238 births
Zachery Boy
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Zackery Boy
#3473 17,748 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zaccheaus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1990–2018 (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 Zaccheaus 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.