Name Legacy

Zakariah

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Zakariah was most popular in 2014, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,728 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,425, with 33 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,007 people named Zakariah.

Most popular in2014
Rank that year#5,728
Births that year48
Total since 18801,007
Given to91% boys

Zakariah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Zakariah’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zakariah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zakariah is mostly a boy’s name — 9.2% of the 1,007 Americans given it were girls and 90.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Zakariah

Where Zakariah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org