Boys' name · since 1971
Zacharia
Zacharia has 1,736 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,601 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,454 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,736
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zacharia currently ranks #5454 among boys' names in America, with 1,736 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Zacharia recorded 1,736 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #5454 nationally today, ahead of 61% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #3,601 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,454 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,736 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zacharia ranks #3,601 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,454 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,736 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,601 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,454 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,736
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zacharia's 1,736 recorded births place it above 92.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zacharia compares
1,736 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Zacharia's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zacharia | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,736 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zacharia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zacharia's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zacharia popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Zacharia popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1999 (Zacharia as girls' name)
Zacharia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (481 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Zacharia's strongest decade.
481 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Zacharia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 130
1970s
130 births
- 1980s
1980s
307 births
- 1990s
1990s
469 births
- 2000s
2000s
481 births
- 2010s
2010s
259 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 481 births (28% of all-time use).
How Zacharia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Zacharia's total volume
Zacharia by state
Where Zacharia concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 105 | 6.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 47 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 26 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
105 of 1,736 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Zacharia appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zacharia's data
- Zacharia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (481 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Zacharias (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Zacharia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zacharia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Zacharia 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.