Boys' name · peaked in 1992
Zachariah name popularity since 1925
31,190 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Zachariah. Half of them were born in 2001 or earlier, so the typical Zachariah is about 25 years old in 2026. Zachariah peaked in 1992 as the #305 name for boys, and it ranked #538 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 31,190
- Named Zachariah, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #538
- for boys in 2025 (558 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 37 girls · 31,153 boys
- Most popular in
- Colorado
- 2.96× its national share
Peak year is the year Zachariah made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Zachariah births per year, 1925–2025
1992 was the biggest year for Zachariah both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1974 and 1979, Zachariah became 2.1× more common, from 1 in 9,890 baby boys to 1 in 4,640.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Zachariah's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Zachariah.
Decade by decade
Babies named Zachariah in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 20 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 23 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 22 | #3,782 |
| 1950s | 0 | 43 | #4,395 |
| 1960s | 0 | 25 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,901 | #592 |
| 1980s | 17 | 4,984 | #372 |
| 1990s | 5 | 7,640 | #332 |
| 2000s | 10 | 6,631 | #409 |
| 2010s | 5 | 6,641 | #417 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,223 | #538 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
33.8% of babies named Zachariah from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Zachariah is most popular
The index compares Zachariah's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Zachariah.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 2.96× | 1,067 |
| New Mexico | 2.66× | 430 |
| Oregon | 2.27× | 622 |
| Arizona | 1.92× | 727 |
| Washington | 1.87× | 913 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Zachariah and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Zachariah (this page) | 31,153 | 1992 |
| Zacharia | 1,736 | 2002 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Zachariah's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Zachariah.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Zachariah (1992).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data