How Many People Are Named Zacharias?
An estimated 2,004 people in the United States have the first name Zacharias. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Zacharias peaked in popularity in 2016 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zacharias 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 Zacharias paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,004
About 1 in 171,035 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2016
94 births
Total Registered
2,044
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zacharias
Zacharias is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,044 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zacharias as a male name
Ranked #3,586 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (94 births)
Zacharias: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zacharias span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 636 babies were registered. While Zacharias is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zacharias by Decade
How has Zacharias 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.
Zacharias by State
Birth registrations for Zacharias span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Washington, Tennessee, Massachusetts. On average, about 35 Zachariass were registered per state.
Zacharias + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zacharias as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zacharias
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zacharias: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zacharias?
We estimate approximately 2,004 people named Zacharias 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 171,035 Americans share this first name.
Is Zacharias a common name?
Zacharias is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,044 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zacharias most popular?
Zacharias reached peak popularity in 2016, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zacharias is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zacharias a male name?
Zacharias is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zacharias Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zacharias Smith, Zacharias Johnson, Zacharias 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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