Is Zechariah a boy or girl name?
Zechariah is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 261 boys were named Zechariah, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 11,072 US babies named Zechariah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #900
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Zechariah since 1971
- 11,072
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 394 babies
Boys and girls named Zechariah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 217 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 866 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,121 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 3,189 | 13 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 3,432 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,234 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 261 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 254 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 227 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 251 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 241 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 279 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 308 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 323 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 326 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 394 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 385 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 360 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 363 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 325 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 369 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 343 | #702 | 8 | #13,686 |
| 2008 | 369 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 364 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 337 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 338 | #647 | 5 | #19,171 |
| 2004 | 309 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 280 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 285 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 295 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 269 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 232 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 240 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 194 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 235 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 201 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 229 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 242 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 216 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 175 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 157 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 153 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 96 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 97 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 97 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 76 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 71 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 74 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 70 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 73 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 39 | #1,507 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 33 | #1,670 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 36 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,286 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,458 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,513 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,990 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,372 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zechariah reached #636 in 2001. As a girl name, it reached #13,686 in 2009. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zechariah
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.