Zackariah
Zackariah was the 4536th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 2256th; the most babies were born in 2010 (54). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,619 places. More babies were named Zackariah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,536 boys, up 1,155 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201054 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,350babies recorded
Zackariah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,536 | 23 |
| 2020 | #5,691 | 16 |
| 2010 | #2,374 | 54 |
| 2000 | #2,733 | 34 |
| 1990 | #2,951 | 22 |
| 1980 | #3,612 | 12 |
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How popular is Zackariah, counting every spelling?
Zackariah is a spelling of Zakaria, a name family that ranked #1,076 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,536 for Zackariah on its own. Together these spellings went to 185 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zakaria | 114 | #1,528 | 546 |
| Zakariah | 33 | #3,511 | 144 |
| Zackariah | 23 | #4,536 | 116 |
| Zacariah | 10 | #8,233 | 48 |
| Zackaria | 5 | #13,876 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zackariah?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zackariah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zackariah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zackariah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zackariah?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Zackariah are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 13 and 29. That makes Zackariah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zackariah by state
How common Zackariah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Zackariah
How popular is the name Zackariah?
Zackariah was the 4536th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 2256th; the most babies were born in 2010 (54). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,619 places. More babies were named Zackariah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Zackariah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zackariah in the US.
Where is Zackariah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zackariah was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.