Boys' name · since 1880
Zachariah
Zachariah has 31,238 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #671 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #537 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,238
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zachariah is the #537 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 31,238 recorded since 1880.
Zachariah has 31,238 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #537 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #671 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #537 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 31,238 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zachariah ranks #671 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #537 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 31,238 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #671 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #537 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,238
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zachariah's 31,238 recorded births place it above 98.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zachariah compares
31,238 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Zachariah's all-time total is 85x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zachariah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31,238 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 874 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zachariah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zachariah splits its recorded history at 1980: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 874 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zachariah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 874
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Zachariah popularity over time - girls
37 total births recorded since 1983 (Zachariah as girls' name)
Zachariah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (7,640 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Zachariah's strongest decade.
7,640 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Zachariah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 40
1910s
40 births
- 1920s 50
1920s
50 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 1,901
1970s
1,901 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,984 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,640 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,631 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,641 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,223 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7,640 births (24% of all-time use).
How Zachariah 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 Zachariah's total volume
Zachariah by state
Where Zachariah concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,426 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,722 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,601 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,442 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 1,116 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,100 | 3.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 1,070 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 1,067 | 3.4% |
3,426 of 31,238 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Zachariah appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zachariah's data
- Zachariah's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (7,640 total births) through the 2020s (3,223) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zachariahs (3,426 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zachariah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Zachariah 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.