How Many People Are Named Zacharia?
An estimated 1,698 people in the United States have the first name Zacharia. It is predominantly male (98.7%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Zacharia peaked in popularity in 2000 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zacharia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zacharia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,698
About 1 in 201,858 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.7% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2000
62 births
Total Registered
1,741
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zacharia
Zacharia is predominantly male (98.7%), though 22 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Zacharia as a male name
Ranked #6,802 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (57 births)
Zacharia as a female name
Ranked #19,203 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 2000 (6 births)
Zacharia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zacharia span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 493 babies were registered. Zacharia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zacharia by Decade
How has Zacharia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zacharia by State
Birth registrations for Zacharia span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Washington, Virginia, Michigan. On average, about 24 Zacharias were registered per state.
Zacharia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zacharia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zacharia
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zacharia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zacharia?
We estimate approximately 1,698 people named Zacharia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 201,858 Americans share this first name.
Is Zacharia a common name?
Zacharia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,741 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zacharia most popular?
Zacharia reached peak popularity in 2000, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zacharia is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zacharia a male name?
Zacharia is predominantly male. 98.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zacharia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zacharia Smith, Zacharia Johnson, Zacharia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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