Zakariah
Zakariah was the 3511th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2984th; the most babies were born in 2009 (39). Over the last ten years it has moved up 366 places. More babies were named Zakariah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,511 boys, down 170 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200939 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,007babies recorded
Zakariah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,511 | — | 33 |
| 2020 | #15,035 | #3,341 | 6 | 34 |
| 2010 | #12,253 | #3,528 | 9 | 31 |
| 2000 | — | #4,386 | — | 18 |
| 1990 | — | #5,376 | — | 10 |
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How popular is Zakariah, counting every spelling?
Zakariah is a spelling of Zakaria, a name family that ranked #1,076 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,511 for Zakariah 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 Zakariah?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zakariah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zakariah 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 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zakariah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zakariah?
About 900 people born in the US named Zakariah are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 24. That makes Zakariah 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.
Zakariah by state
How common Zakariah 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 Zakariah
How popular is the name Zakariah?
Zakariah was the 3511th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2984th; the most babies were born in 2009 (39). Over the last ten years it has moved up 366 places. More babies were named Zakariah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zakariah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Zakariah in the US.
Where is Zakariah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zakariah was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.