Zachariah

Last seen for girls in 2010 at #16,992 · #536 for boys in 2025, 558 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1992 · 874 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
31,238
since 1880

Zachariah over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Zachariah has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #305, 1992boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#536558
2024—#568517
2023—#585490
2022—#528565
2021—#543541
2020—#520552
2019—#473620
2018—#484607
2017—#441705
2016—#436710
2015—#417747
2014—#445669
2013—#399755
2012—#431643
2011—#458582
2010#16,9925#445603
2009—#429657
2008—#439650
2007—#436640
2006—#415691
2005—#409667
2004#16,0995#418620
2003—#378688
2002—#395660
2001—#387658
2000#15,0315#373700
1999—#383676
1998#14,1225#373687
1997—#358706
1996—#347716
1995—#332772
1994—#320809
1993—#324810
1992—#305874
1991—#311833
1990—#327757
1989—#334698
1988—#337640
1987—#363538
1986#10,9125#372498
1985—#372491
1984#10,4225#396430
1983#8,0477#381440
1982—#377459
1981—#424384
1980—#403406
1979—#412371
1978—#464302
1977—#482281
1976—#528234
1975—#591186
1974—#639159
1973—#639155
1972—#692134
1971—#1,02663
1970—#2,29316
1969—#3,5957
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1923—#2,77210
1922—#3,5327
1921—#3,8696
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First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Zachariah was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1912, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Zachariah is popular in 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #155 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 720 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedNHWashington: #221 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,716 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedIDMontana: #174 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 923 boysMTNorth Dakota: #107 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 516 boysNDMinnesota: #166 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,393 boysMNIllinois: #363 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,477 boysILWisconsin: #229 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,492 boysWIMichigan: #285 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,939 boysMINew York: #470 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 4,988 boysNYMassachusetts: #334 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,608 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedRIOregon: #283 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,622 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedSDIowa: #177 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,474 boysIAIndiana: #183 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,492 boysINOhio: #194 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,709 boysOHPennsylvania: #255 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,637 boysPANew Jersey: #428 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,145 boysNJConnecticut: #266 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,713 boysCTCalifornia: #395 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 3,822 boysCAUtah: #282 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,323 boysUTColorado: #140 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 832 boysCONebraska: #177 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,360 boysNEMissouri: #189 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,521 boysMOKentucky: #262 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,952 boysKYWest Virginia: #134 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 940 boysWVVirginia: #328 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,087 boysVAMaryland: #384 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,380 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedDEArizona: #250 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,636 boysAZNew Mexico: #338 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,287 boysNMKansas: #211 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,516 boysKSArkansas: #198 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,336 boysARTennessee: #302 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,821 boysTNNorth Carolina: #369 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,626 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #238 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,728 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedALGeorgia: #496 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,188 boysGAHawaii: #263 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,351 boysHITexas: #448 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 4,117 boysTXFlorida: #431 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 4,022 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#107 · 1 in 516
  2. West Virginia#134 · 1 in 940
  3. Colorado#140 · 1 in 832
  4. Alaska#155 · 1 in 720
  5. Minnesota#166 · 1 in 1,393

Best ever in a state: #100 in Montana, 1989.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#10791 in 516
West Virginia#134111 in 940
Colorado#140291 in 832
Alaska#15561 in 720
Minnesota#166221 in 1,393
Montana#17451 in 923
Iowa#177121 in 1,474
Nebraska#17781 in 1,360
Indiana#183261 in 1,492
Missouri#189241 in 1,521
Ohio#194451 in 1,709
Arkansas#198111 in 1,336
Kansas#211111 in 1,516
Washington#221191 in 1,716
Wisconsin#229131 in 2,492
Oklahoma#238121 in 1,728
Arizona#250181 in 1,636
Pennsylvania#255301 in 2,637
Kentucky#26281 in 2,952
Hawaii#26351 in 1,351
Connecticut#26681 in 2,713
Utah#28271 in 2,323
Oregon#28371 in 2,622
Michigan#285221 in 2,939
Tennessee#302121 in 2,821
Virginia#328131 in 3,087
Massachusetts#33491 in 4,608
New Mexico#33851 in 2,287
Illinois#363241 in 3,477
North Carolina#369121 in 3,626
Maryland#38471 in 4,380
California#395661 in 3,822
New Jersey#428101 in 5,145
Florida#431211 in 4,022
Texas#448351 in 4,117
New York#470261 in 4,988
Georgia#49691 in 5,188
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Zachariah
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 32 spots since 2024 (#568 → #536)
  • 16 spots since 2020 (#520 → #536)
  • 119 spots since 2015 (#417 → #536)
  • Biggest jump: 334 spots in 1972 (#1,026 → #692)
  • Biggest drop: 57 spots in 2023 (#528 → #585)
Rise & fade · boys
112 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1992 at #305 (874 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 56 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1972–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,285
  • Highest: 1 in 2,285 boys born in 1992 were named Zachariah (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,061 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 24.5% of all boys named Zachariah (7,640) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s10#909 (1880)#940
1890s5#1,066 (1892)#1,066
1900s0——
1910s40#2,496 (1913)#3,082
1920s50#2,772 (1923)#3,805
1930s23#3,147 (1936)#3,270
1940s22#2,606 (1949)#2,878
1950s43#2,709 (1953)#3,492
1960s25#2,985 (1967)#3,665
1970s1,901#412 (1979)#777
1980s4,984#334 (1989)#376
1990s7,640#305 (1992)#338
2000s6,631#373 (2000)#408
2010s6,641#399 (2013)#443
2020s3,223#520 (2020)#547

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Zachariah in 1988

boys
#337
640 births · 1 in 2,991 boys

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #337Zachariah640
More about 1988

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 2,991 of them was named Zachariah, which outranked 96.0% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zachariah
  1. #334Dexter643
  2. #334Kendrick643
  3. #336Cedric642
  4. #337Zachariah640
  5. #338Earl635
  6. #339Ralph628
  7. #340Chance622
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1988 →