Recorded 2007–2021 Boys' name Peak 2016 55 births

Zackariya — boys' name

55 babies named Zackariya in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s402020s9
2010s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Zackariya was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

9 babies were named Zackariya in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zackariya

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Zackariya between 2007 and 2021, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zackariya currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zackariya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zackariya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zackariya 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 55 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.

Zackariya at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

55

Since 2007

15 years of records

Peak year

2016

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2007

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2021

Zackariya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2007

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
45678910 20212019201820172016201320112007 6

Zackariya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
40 births that decade — 73% of Zackariya's all-time total
2000s62010s402020s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zackariya?
55 babies have been named Zackariya since 2007. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2016 with 9 births.
When was Zackariya most popular?
Zackariya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Zackariya been used?
Zackariya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 15 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Zackariya?
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.

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, 2007–2021 (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.