US rank #4928 Boys' name Peak 2010 1,326 births

Zackariah — #4928 US boys' name

1,326 babies named Zackariah in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s1271990s2912000s3942010s3752020s108
#4928
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Zackariah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

54 babies were named Zackariah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zackariah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,326 babies named Zackariah between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zackariah currently holds the #4928 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zackariah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 394 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zackariah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Zackariah in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zackariah 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 1,326 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.

Zackariah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,326

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2010

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,928

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zackariah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
54
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0204060 20242017201020031996198919821973 5

Zackariah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
394 births that decade — 30% of Zackariah's all-time total
1970s311980s1271990s2912000s3942010s3752020s108

Zackariah by state

Where Zackariah concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Zackariah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
72 5.4%
#2 Texas
71 5.4%
#3 Florida
10 0.8%
#4 North Carolina
6 0.5%
#5 Missouri
5 0.4%
#6 Ohio
5 0.4%
California share of Zackariah's total US births 5.4%
Even split

72 of 1,326 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zackariah?
1,326 babies have been named Zackariah since 1973. It currently ranks #4928 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 54 births.
When was Zackariah most popular?
Zackariah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 394 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Zackariah most popular?
The top states for the name Zackariah are California (72 births), Texas (71 births), Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Zackariah been used?
Zackariah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zackariah?
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, 1973–2024 (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.