Boys' name · since 1971
Zechariah
Zechariah has 11,351 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #856 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,351
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zechariah currently ranks #856 among boys' names in America, with 11,351 babies recorded since 1971.
Zechariah has 11,351 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #856 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #1,118 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #856 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,351 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zechariah ranks #1,118 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #856 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,351 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #856 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,351
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zechariah's 11,351 recorded births place it above 97.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zechariah compares
11,351 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Zechariah's all-time total is 31x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zechariah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,351 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 394 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zechariah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zechariah's full recorded timeline at 1998, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 394 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zechariah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 394
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Zechariah popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 2005 (Zechariah as girls' name)
Zechariah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,434 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Zechariah's strongest decade.
3,434 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Zechariah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 217
1970s
217 births
- 1980s 866
1980s
866 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,121 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,190 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,434 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,523 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,434 births (30% of all-time use).
How Zechariah 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 Zechariah's total volume
Zechariah by state
Where Zechariah concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,246 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,188 | 10.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 697 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 447 | 3.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 409 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 409 | 3.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 381 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 377 | 3.3% |
1,246 of 11,351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Zechariah appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zechariah's data
- Zechariah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,434 total births) through the 2020s (1,523) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zechariahs (1,246 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 Zechariah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Zechariah 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.