Zachariah is an established boys' name that peaked in 1992 and has grown less common since.
Zachariah is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #538 for boy births in the United States (and #1,089 across all names), given to 558 babies. Zachariah first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1992 (874 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 558 | 558 | — | #538 |
| 2024 | 517 | 517 | — | #568 |
| 2023 | 490 | 490 | — | #585 |
| 2022 | 565 | 565 | — | #528 |
| 2021 | 541 | 541 | — | #543 |
| 2020 | 552 | 552 | — | #522 |
| 2019 | 620 | 620 | — | #474 |
| 2018 | 607 | 607 | — | #484 |
| 2017 | 705 | 705 | — | #441 |
| 2016 | 710 | 710 | — | #436 |
| 2015 | 747 | 747 | — | #417 |
| 2014 | 669 | 669 | — | #445 |
| 2013 | 755 | 755 | — | #399 |
| 2012 | 643 | 643 | — | #431 |
| 2011 | 582 | 582 | — | #459 |
| 2010 | 608 | 608 | #19,775 | #445 |
| 2009 | 657 | 657 | — | #429 |
| 2008 | 650 | 650 | — | #439 |
| 2007 | 640 | 640 | — | #437 |
| 2006 | 691 | 691 | — | #416 |
| 2005 | 667 | 667 | — | #409 |
| 2004 | 625 | 625 | #18,781 | #419 |
| 2003 | 688 | 688 | — | #380 |
| 2002 | 660 | 660 | — | #395 |
| 2001 | 658 | 658 | — | #387 |
| 2000 | 705 | 705 | #17,613 | #374 |
| 1999 | 676 | 676 | — | #383 |
| 1998 | 692 | 692 | #16,559 | #373 |
| 1997 | 706 | — | — | #358 |
| 1996 | 716 | — | — | #347 |
| 1995 | 772 | — | — | #332 |
| 1994 | 809 | — | — | #320 |
| 1993 | 810 | — | — | #324 |
| 1992 | 874 | — | — | #305 |
| 1991 | 833 | — | — | #312 |
| 1990 | 757 | — | — | #327 |
| 1989 | 698 | — | — | #334 |
| 1988 | 640 | — | — | #337 |
| 1987 | 538 | — | — | #363 |
| 1986 | 503 | — | #12,823 | #372 |
| 1985 | 491 | — | — | #372 |
| 1984 | 435 | — | #12,173 | #397 |
| 1983 | 447 | — | #9,012 | #381 |
| 1982 | 459 | — | — | #377 |
| 1981 | 384 | — | — | #427 |
| 1980 | 406 | — | — | #403 |
| 1979 | 371 | — | — | #413 |
| 1978 | 302 | — | — | #464 |
| 1977 | 281 | — | — | #483 |
| 1976 | 234 | — | — | #529 |
| 1975 | 186 | — | — | #592 |
| 1974 | 159 | — | — | #640 |
| 1973 | 155 | — | — | #641 |
| 1972 | 134 | — | — | #696 |
| 1971 | 63 | — | — | #1,033 |
| 1970 | 16 | — | — | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | — | #3,930 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | — | #3,228 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,620 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | — | #4,630 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | — | #4,501 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,550 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | — | #4,395 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | — | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | — | #2,901 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | — | #3,371 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | — | #3,708 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | — | #2,801 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | — | #2,917 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | — | #3,782 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,966 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | — | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,546 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | — | #3,676 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,721 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,797 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,834 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,858 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | — | #2,947 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | — | #3,870 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | — | #4,318 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | — | #3,390 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,542 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | — | #3,173 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | — | #4,387 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | — | #3,261 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,817 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,260 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,125 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #1,058 |