Is Zachariah a boy or girl name?
Zachariah is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 512 boys were named Zachariah, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 30,705 US babies named Zachariah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #569
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Zachariah since 1880
- 30,705
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 874 babies
Boys and girls named Zachariah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,901 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 4,984 | 17 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 7,640 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 6,631 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 6,635 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 2,659 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 512 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 490 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 565 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 540 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 552 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 619 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 607 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 705 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 710 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 746 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 667 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 754 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 643 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 581 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 603 | #445 | 5 | #19,771 |
| 2009 | 657 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 650 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 640 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 691 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 667 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 620 | #418 | 5 | #18,780 |
| 2003 | 688 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 660 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 658 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 700 | #374 | 5 | #17,612 |
| 1999 | 676 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 687 | #373 | 5 | #16,558 |
| 1997 | 706 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 716 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 772 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 809 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 810 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 874 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 833 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 757 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 698 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 640 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 538 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 498 | #372 | 5 | #12,822 |
| 1985 | 491 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 430 | #397 | 5 | #12,173 |
| 1983 | 440 | #381 | 7 | #9,012 |
| 1982 | 459 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 384 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 406 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 371 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 302 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 281 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 234 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 186 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 159 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 155 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 134 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 63 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,398 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,931 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,226 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,619 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,628 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,501 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,552 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,397 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,826 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,371 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,708 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,801 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,917 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,782 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,966 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,516 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,546 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,676 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,721 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,797 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,834 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,858 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,865 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,947 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,870 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,318 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,390 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,542 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,173 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,387 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,261 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,817 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zachariah reached #305 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #9,012 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zachariah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.