Zechariah

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #855 for boys in 2025, 285 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2001 · 295 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
11,351
since 1971

Zechariah over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Zechariah has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #635, 2001boys
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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#14,9425#855285
2024—#899263
2023—#911254
2022—#982229
2021—#913251
2020—#924241
2019—#815279
2018—#763308
2017—#736323
2016—#744327
2015—#656394
2014—#666385
2013—#669360
2012—#654364
2011—#705325
2010—#653369
2009#12,4298#700344
2008—#658369
2007—#658364
2006—#674337
2005#16,4625#645338
2004—#662309
2003—#690280
2002—#656285
2001—#635295
2000—#665269
1999—#713232
1998—#696240
1997—#767194
1996—#693235
1995—#762201
1994—#687229
1993—#660242
1992—#699216
1991—#778175
1990—#812157
1989—#804153
1988—#98796
1987—#95497
1986—#92597
1985—#1,05776
1984—#1,06071
1983—#1,02874
1982—#1,08870
1981—#1,06873
1980—#1,18759
1979—#1,57037
1978—#1,48739
1977—#1,64533
1976—#1,50236
1975—#2,20520
1974—#2,35817
1973—#2,40516
1972—#2,81912
1971—#3,9637
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First appearance
1971

The first year at least five boys were named Zechariah! It came in at #3,963, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1971, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.

Where Zechariah is popular in 2009

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedNHWashington: #718 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,280 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedMNIllinois: #637 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,534 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedWIMichigan: #657 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,936 boysMINew York: #785 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,336 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedRIOregon: #588 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,863 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedIAIndiana: #589 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,154 boysINOhio: #588 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,475 boysOHPennsylvania: #847 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,765 boysPANew Jersey: #862 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,436 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #753 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 7,338 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedUTColorado: #662 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,791 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedNEMissouri: #507 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,346 boysMOKentucky: #492 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,347 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedVAMaryland: #492 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,195 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedDEArizona: #879 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,987 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedKSArkansas: #345 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,669 boysARTennessee: #631 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,540 boysTNNorth Carolina: #568 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,845 boysNCSouth Carolina: #659 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,340 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #689 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,173 boysLAMississippi: #424 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,129 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedALGeorgia: #357 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,967 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Zechariah, so not publishedHITexas: #693 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 5,484 boysTXFlorida: #564 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,812 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#345 · 1 in 1,669
  2. Georgia#357 · 1 in 1,967
  3. Mississippi#424 · 1 in 2,129
  4. Maryland#492 · 1 in 3,195
  5. Kentucky#492 · 1 in 3,347

Best ever in a state: #199 in Hawaii, 2004.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#34591 in 1,669
Georgia#357301 in 1,967
Mississippi#42471 in 2,129
Kentucky#49271 in 3,347
Maryland#49291 in 3,195
Missouri#507101 in 3,346
Florida#564251 in 3,812
North Carolina#568141 in 3,845
Ohio#588141 in 4,475
Oregon#58851 in 3,863
Indiana#58991 in 4,154
Tennessee#63181 in 4,540
Illinois#637161 in 4,534
Michigan#657101 in 4,936
South Carolina#65951 in 4,340
Colorado#66261 in 4,791
Louisiana#68961 in 4,173
Texas#693341 in 5,484
Washington#71871 in 5,280
California#753331 in 7,338
New York#785171 in 6,336
Pennsylvania#84781 in 7,765
New Jersey#86261 in 7,436
Arizona#87951 in 7,987
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See more about Zechariah
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 44 spots since 2024 (#899 → #855)
  • 69 spots since 2020 (#924 → #855)
  • 199 spots since 2015 (#656 → #855)
  • Biggest jump: 183 spots in 1989 (#987 → #804)
  • Biggest drop: 109 spots in 2020 (#815 → #924)
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1971
  • Peaked 2001 at #635 (295 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 40 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 40 yrs · run 1986–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,865
  • Highest: 1 in 4,865 boys born in 2015 were named Zechariah (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,993 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #635 in 2001, was only 1 in 6,586 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 30.3% of all boys named Zechariah (3,434) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s217#1,487 (1978)#2,217
1980s866#804 (1989)#1,016
1990s2,121#660 (1993)#727
2000s3,190#635 (2001)#664
2010s3,434#653 (2010)#706
2020s1,523#855 (2025)#914

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.

Zechariah in 2009

girls
#12,429
8 births · 1 in 229,639 girls
boys
#700
344 births · 1 in 5,766 boys

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #12,429Zechariah8

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #700Zechariah344
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 229,639 of them was named Zechariah, which outranked 38.5% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zechariah
  1. #11,459Zyair9
  2. #11,459Zynasia9
  3. #11,459Zyrihanna9
  4. #12,429Zechariah8
  5. #12,429Aaleeyah8
  6. #12,429Aalina8
  7. #12,429Aamiya8
  8. #13,704Aadyn7
  9. #13,704Aahna7
  10. #13,704Aairah7

Tied with 1,274 names at #12,429; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,137Taraji#5,013 → #876
  2. ↑ 2,107Bristol#2,773 → #666
  3. ↑ 836Analia#1,167 → #331
  4. ↑ 773Harlow#1,677 → #904
  5. ↑ 610Maliah#1,405 → #795
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,450Dayami#754 → #2,204
  2. ↓ 953Mareli#723 → #1,676
  3. ↓ 773Mylie#839 → #1,612
  4. ↓ 517Marely#334 → #851
  5. ↓ 515Hillary#722 → #1,237

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

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 5,766 of them was named Zechariah, which outranked 95.2% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zechariah
  1. #696Alexzander345
  2. #696Camren345
  3. #696Rolando345
  4. #700Zechariah344
  5. #700Gavyn344
  6. #700Sincere344
  7. #703Elisha342
  8. #704Knox341
  9. #705Cedric340

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

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

See the top 100 for 2009 →