Zacharias Boy
How popular is Zacharias?
#3,847 boy name in 2025
28 baby boys were named Zacharias in the US in 2025, making it the 3847th most popular boy name.
Zacharias popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,847 for boys (▼ 325 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 28 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,931 in 2015, #2,167 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (94 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,657 in 1993 |
| First recorded | 1930 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zacharias counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Zacharias family of names ranked #2,631 for boys in 2025 (#2,422 the year before), with 35 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Zacharias | 28 | 80% |
| Zacharius | 7 | 20% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Zacharias is most popular
Babies named Zacharias per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Zacharias by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1970s | 68 | #3,036 |
| 1980s | 200 | #2,159 |
| 1990s | 403 | #1,657 |
| 2000s | 511 | #1,939 |
| 2010s | 638 | #1,675 |
| 2020s | 249 | #2,167 |
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Questions
- Is Zacharias a boy or girl name?
- Zacharias is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Zacharias were boys.
- How popular is the name Zacharias?
- 28 baby boys were named Zacharias in the US in 2025, making it the 3847th most popular boy name.
- When was Zacharias most popular?
- Zacharias peaked in 2016, when 94 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,657 in 1993.
- How many people are named Zacharias?
- 2,074 babies have been named Zacharias in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,028 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Zacharias most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zacharias was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.