boy's name
Zackariah
- Gender Boy
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,489
Zackariah is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2010, when 54 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1973.
Zackariah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 31 |
| 1980s | 127 |
| 1990s | 291 |
| 2000s | 394 |
| 2010s | 375 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 132 |
How popular is Zackariah?
In 2025, Zackariah was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zackariah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zackariah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zackariah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zackariah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zackariah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zackariah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zackariah
How popular is the name Zackariah?
In 2025, Zackariah was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zackariah a girl's or a boy's name?
Zackariah is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Zackariah most popular?
Zackariah peaked in 2010, when 54 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Zackariah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zackariah currently ranks #3,744 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.