boy (SSA Category)Hebrew OriginUS Rank #538 in 2025

Zachariah

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“The Lord has remembered”

Linguistic heritage: Hebrew

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:za-kur-EYE-uh

IPA (US English):/ˌzæ.kərˈaɪ.ə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity1992874 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#538558 births in 2025

Total US Registrations31,275Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1992 (874 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1880

Recent 2025 Level558 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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