Boys' name · since 1973
Zackariah
Zackariah has 1,350 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,242 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,448 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,350
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zackariah is the #4448 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,350 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zackariah has been recorded 1,350 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #4448 nationally and more common than 68% 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 1973 to 2025.
- #4,242 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,448 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,350 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zackariah ranks #4,242 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,448 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,350 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,242 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,448 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,350
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zackariah's 1,350 recorded births place it above 90.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zackariah compares
1,350 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Zackariah's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zackariah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,350 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zackariah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zackariah splits its recorded history at 2001: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zackariah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Zackariah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (394 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Zackariah's strongest decade.
394 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Zackariah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 127
1980s
127 births
- 1990s
1990s
291 births
- 2000s
2000s
394 births
- 2010s
2010s
375 births
- 2020s 132
2020s
132 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 394 births (29% of all-time use).
How Zackariah 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 Zackariah's total volume
Zackariah by state
Where Zackariah concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 72 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 71 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
72 of 1,350 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Zackariah's data
- Zackariah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (394 total births) through the 2020s (132) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zackariahs (72 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 Zackariah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Zackariah 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.