Zechariah Boy
How popular is Zechariah?
#855 boy name in 2025
285 baby boys were named Zechariah in the US in 2025, making it the 855th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Zechariah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #855 for boys (▲ 44 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 285 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-28% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #656 in 2015, #924 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (394 boys) |
| Highest rank | #635 in 2001 |
| First recorded | 1971 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zechariah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Zechariah family of names ranked #787 for boys in 2025 (#836 the year before), with 296 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Zechariah | 285 | 96% |
| Zecharia | 11 | 4% |
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 Zechariah is most popular
Babies named Zechariah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Zechariah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 217 | #1,487 |
| 1980s | 866 | #801 |
| 1990s | 2,121 | #659 |
| 2000s | 3,190 | #635 |
| 2010s | 3,434 | #653 |
| 2020s | 1,523 | #855 |
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Questions
- Is Zechariah a boy or girl name?
- Zechariah is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Zechariah were boys.
- How popular is the name Zechariah?
- 285 baby boys were named Zechariah in the US in 2025, making it the 855th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Zechariah most popular?
- Zechariah peaked in 2015, when 394 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #635 in 2001.
- How many people are named Zechariah?
- 11,369 babies have been named Zechariah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,167 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Zechariah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zechariah was most common in Hawaii, at 0.3 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.