Total births
40
Boys' name · since 2010
Zakaryah
40 babies named Zakaryah in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10601
- among boys today
- 40
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- more common than other boys
Zakaryah currently ranks #10601 among boys' names in America, with 40 babies recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Zakaryah recorded 40 times among boys since 2010, holding rank #10601 nationally today, ahead of 26% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2024.
- #10601 among boys today
- 40 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
- 26% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Zakaryah is currently the #10601 boys' name in America, more common than 26% of boys - 40 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10601
- among boys today
- 40
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- more common than other boys
Zakaryah vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10601
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 26% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Zakaryah was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
7 babies were named Zakaryah in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
How Zakaryah compares
40 14th percentile among 14,294 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
Zakaryah's all-time total is 89% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zakaryah | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 40 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 23 | 22,252 |
Zakaryah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zakaryah splits its recorded history at 2020: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zakaryah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#10,601
Active since
2010
Zakaryah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Zakaryah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zakaryah's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Zakaryah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 23 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zakaryah? ▼
Zakaryah has been given to 40 babies in the U.S. since 2010, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #10601 as of the latest data. 7 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
When was Zakaryah most popular? ▼
Zakaryah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Zakaryah been used? ▼
Records for Zakaryah go back to 2010, giving 15 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Zakaryah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zakary, Zakai, Zakaria, Zakariya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Zakaryah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zakaryah
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Zakaria Boy
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Zakariya Boy
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Zakari Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2010–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zakaryah: #10601 Boys' Name - 40 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zakaryah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zakaryah 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 July 2026.