Boys' name · since 1980
Zaccheus
Zaccheus has 488 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,015 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,013 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 488
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
488 babies have been named Zaccheus since 1980, making it today's #11013 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaccheus has been recorded 488 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #11013 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #8,015 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,013 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 488 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaccheus ranks #8,015 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,013 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 488 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,015 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,013 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 488
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zaccheus's 488 recorded births place it above 82.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Zaccheus compares
488 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Zaccheus's all-time total is 32% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaccheus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 488 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zaccheus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaccheus's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaccheus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Zaccheus by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (175 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Zaccheus's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Zaccheus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
162 births
- 2000s
2000s
175 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 175 births (36% of all-time use).
Zaccheus by state
Where Zaccheus concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 488 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zaccheus's data
- Zaccheus's decade-level peak was the 2000s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Zaccheuss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Zaccheus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Zaccheus 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.