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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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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1967—#2,9858
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1962—#4,0335
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1957—#3,9935
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1954—#3,4526
1953—#2,7099
1952—#3,0957
1951—#3,3646
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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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedAKMaine: 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: #175 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,134 boysWAIdaho: #154 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 743 boysIDMontana: #100 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 419 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #176 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,502 boysMNIllinois: #372 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,215 boysILWisconsin: #183 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,576 boysWIMichigan: #271 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,571 boysMINew York: #642 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 8,432 boysNYMassachusetts: #318 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,978 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedRIOregon: #213 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,496 boysORNevada: #236 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,598 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #162 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 936 boysSDIowa: #227 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,025 boysIAIndiana: #142 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 943 boysINOhio: #196 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,627 boysOHPennsylvania: #294 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,015 boysPANew Jersey: #436 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,008 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #443 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 4,553 boysCAUtah: #199 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,274 boysUTColorado: #158 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 930 boysCONebraska: #134 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 785 boysNEMissouri: #261 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,220 boysMOKentucky: #267 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,717 boysKYWest Virginia: #168 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,466 boysWVVirginia: #316 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,791 boysVAMaryland: #493 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,417 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedDEArizona: #329 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,524 boysAZNew Mexico: #272 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,661 boysNMKansas: #186 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,311 boysKSArkansas: #238 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,704 boysARTennessee: #355 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,464 boysTNNorth Carolina: #501 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,781 boysNCSouth Carolina: #467 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,716 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #205 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,370 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Zachariah, so not publishedMSAlabama: #372 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,379 boysALGeorgia: #391 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,533 boysGAHawaii: #247 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,381 boysHITexas: #434 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 3,798 boysTXFlorida: #422 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,884 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#100 · 1 in 419
  2. Nebraska#134 · 1 in 785
  3. Indiana#142 · 1 in 943
  4. Idaho#154 · 1 in 743
  5. Colorado#158 · 1 in 930

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#100111 in 419
Nebraska#134141 in 785
Indiana#142421 in 943
Idaho#15491 in 743
Colorado#158261 in 930
South Dakota#16251 in 936
West Virginia#16871 in 1,466
Washington#175301 in 1,134
Minnesota#176211 in 1,502
Wisconsin#183211 in 1,576
Kansas#186131 in 1,311
Ohio#196481 in 1,627
Utah#199131 in 1,274
Oklahoma#205151 in 1,370
Oregon#213131 in 1,496
Iowa#22791 in 2,025
Nevada#23651 in 1,598
Arkansas#23891 in 1,704
Hawaii#24751 in 1,381
Missouri#261171 in 2,220
Kentucky#26791 in 2,717
Michigan#271271 in 2,571
New Mexico#27271 in 1,661
Pennsylvania#294271 in 3,015
Virginia#316151 in 2,791
Massachusetts#318111 in 3,978
Arizona#329121 in 2,524
Tennessee#355101 in 3,464
Alabama#37281 in 3,379
Illinois#372271 in 3,215
Georgia#391141 in 3,533
Florida#422231 in 3,884
Texas#434391 in 3,798
New Jersey#436111 in 5,008
California#443591 in 4,553
South Carolina#46751 in 4,716
Maryland#49351 in 6,417
North Carolina#50181 in 5,781
New York#642161 in 8,432
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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 1989

boys
#334
698 births · 1 in 2,867 boys

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #334Zachariah698
More about 1989

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 2,867 of them was named Zachariah, which outranked 96.4% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zachariah
  1. #331Quinton702
  2. #332Barry700
  3. #332Gustavo700
  4. #334Zachariah698
  5. #335Josue695
  6. #336Dexter688
  7. #336Kendall688
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →