How Many People Are Named Zachariah?
people named Zachariah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 11,301 people in the US has this name
Based on 31,275 babies named Zachariah in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
874 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of ZECHARIAH. This spelling is used in the King James Version of the Old Testament to refer to one of the kings of Israel (called Zechariah in other versions).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Zachariah (99.9%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Zachariah alive today is about 24 years old, and 63% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 34 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Zachariah first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1992, to 874 babies. In 2025, 558 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Zachariah has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #305, in 1992. In 2025 it ranked #538.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #538 |
| Best rank | #305 (1992) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #342 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Zachariah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Zachariah were born in California than in any other state: about 3,328 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Zachariah was given 2.5 times as often in New Mexico, 2.4 times in Colorado and 2 times in Oregon.
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