Unisex name · since 1981
Zakariah
914 babies named Zakariah in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,446 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,487 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 914
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zakariah is the #3487 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 914 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakariah has been recorded 914 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #3487 nationally and more common than 75% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #5,446 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,487 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 914 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakariah ranks #5,446 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,487 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 914 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,446 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,487 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 914
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zakariah's 914 recorded births place it above 88.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zakariah compares
914 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Zakariah's all-time total is 148% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zakariah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 914 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zakariah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zakariah splits its recorded history at 2006: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zakariah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Zakariah popularity over time - girls
93 total births recorded since 2006 (Zakariah as girls' name)
Zakariah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (306 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Zakariah's strongest decade.
306 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Zakariah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
146 births
- 2000s
2000s
256 births
- 2010s
2010s
306 births
- 2020s
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 306 births (33% of all-time use).
How Zakariah 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 Zakariah's total volume
Zakariah by state
Where Zakariah concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 57 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 56 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
57 of 914 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Zakariah's data
- Zakariah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (306 total births) through the 2020s (178) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zakariahs (57 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zakariah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Zakariah 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.