Zachary

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · #216 for boys in 2025, 1,646 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1994 · 25,139 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
41 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
551,752
since 1900

Zachary over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013peak #12, 1994boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2161,646
2024#1941,844
2023#1712,128
2022#15,3065#1652,263
2021#1442,598
2020#1352,729
2019#13,7996#1243,084
2018#1073,577
2017#15,9025#1033,822
2016#10,8599#894,576
2015#16,4195#884,866
2014#11,9318#825,188
2013#14,5826#735,775
2012#12,1998#676,263
2011#13,3477#646,811
2010#10,45110#617,184
2009#10,67910#538,091
2008#9,47612#479,235
2007#10,12911#4210,217
2006#6,12521#3311,013
2005#5,99920#2912,288
2004#2,42470#2613,712
2003#5,58621#2015,541
2002#4,62126#1916,622
2001#3,78534#1618,185
2000#3,45338#1519,852
1999#3,80431#1719,985
1998#2,97343#1620,580
1997#3,44833#1321,929
1996#2,90141#1422,369
1995#2,36755#1423,131
1994#2,38154#1225,139
1993#2,38053#1525,538
1992#2,43353#1624,802
1991#2,59347#2221,387
1990#2,23457#2220,430
1989#1,89869#2518,077
1988#1,354105#2915,870
1987#1,51984#3313,201
1986#1,45987#3811,725
1985#1,56277#3911,346
1984#1,88656#459,065
1983#2,39839#507,309
1982#2,36941#556,139
1981#2,92830#634,841
1980#3,00229#724,245
1979#2,99728#744,156
1978#3,51221#893,127
1977#3,76119#952,777
1976#6,0489#962,644
1975#7,1737#1451,688
1974#8,7755#1791,274
1973#1971,135
1972#7,2926#2211,001
1971#289701
1970#7,0706#342557
1969#382418
1968#5,6427#416340
1967#402363
1966#420329
1965#436313
1964#438333
1963#440326
1962#434339
1961#413369
1960#6,3905#431346
1959#485262
1958#503236
1957#453289
1956#459270
1955#443280
1954#515200
1953#557161
1952#539171
1951#555151
1950#553149
1949#664107
1948#70091
1947#83170
1946#95249
1945#1,53619
1944#2,30910
1943#1,98614
1942#1,86715
1941#2,4919
1940#1,51920
1939#1,79515
1938#1,81815
1937#1,62718
1936#2,4529
1935#2,02913
1934#2,26611
1933#1,90514
1932#1,77717
1931#2,00314
1930#1,88916
1929#1,73119
1928#2,16214
1927#2,29813
1926#1,60522
1925#1,67921
1924#2,34713
1923#1,75320
1922#2,63011
1921#1,82919
1920#2,05216
1919#1,69520
1918#2,54311
1917#2,56210
1916#1,77117
1915#1,96814
1914#1,97511
1913#1,20518
1912#1,8858
1911
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1901
1900#1,1626
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First appearance
1900

The first year at least five boys were named Zachary! It came in at #1,162, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1911, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Zachary is popular in 2013

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #50 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 175 boysAKMaine: #90 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 294 boysMEVermont: #61 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 181 boysVTNew Hampshire: #43 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 157 boysNHWashington: #79 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 302 boysWAIdaho: #107 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 380 boysIDMontana: #81 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 252 boysMTNorth Dakota: #98 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 298 boysNDMinnesota: #48 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 202 boysMNIllinois: #72 for boys · 219 births · 1 in 301 boysILWisconsin: #65 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 240 boysWIMichigan: #59 for boys · 211 births · 1 in 227 boysMINew York: #58 for boys · 400 births · 1 in 256 boysNYMassachusetts: #42 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 156 boysMARhode Island: #29 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 117 boysRIOregon: #110 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 409 boysORNevada: #90 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 316 boysNVWyoming: #77 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 219 boysWYSouth Dakota: #62 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 206 boysSDIowa: #91 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 332 boysIAIndiana: #85 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 302 boysINOhio: #69 for boys · 235 births · 1 in 254 boysOHPennsylvania: #63 for boys · 244 births · 1 in 245 boysPANew Jersey: #54 for boys · 180 births · 1 in 231 boysNJConnecticut: #56 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 201 boysCTCalifornia: #86 for boys · 618 births · 1 in 367 boysCAUtah: #53 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 240 boysUTColorado: #84 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 327 boysCONebraska: #79 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 270 boysNEMissouri: #90 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 338 boysMOKentucky: #76 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 288 boysKYWest Virginia: #74 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 246 boysWVVirginia: #49 for boys · 212 births · 1 in 197 boysVAMaryland: #40 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 181 boysMDDelaware: #49 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 160 boysDEArizona: #74 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 279 boysAZNew Mexico: #86 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 307 boysNMKansas: #98 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 355 boysKSArkansas: #72 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 250 boysARTennessee: #81 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 323 boysTNNorth Carolina: #72 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 277 boysNCSouth Carolina: #93 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 348 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #77 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 253 boysDCOklahoma: #100 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 377 boysOKLouisiana: #95 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 380 boysLAMississippi: #127 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 539 boysMSAlabama: #91 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 339 boysALGeorgia: #92 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 373 boysGAHawaii: #81 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 269 boysHITexas: #97 for boys · 448 births · 1 in 402 boysTXFlorida: #66 for boys · 345 births · 1 in 271 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#29 · 1 in 117
  2. Maryland#40 · 1 in 181
  3. Massachusetts#42 · 1 in 156
  4. New Hampshire#43 · 1 in 157
  5. Minnesota#48 · 1 in 202

Best ever in a state: #2 in North Dakota, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#29331 in 117
Maryland#401521 in 181
Massachusetts#421881 in 156
New Hampshire#43311 in 157
Minnesota#481391 in 202
Delaware#49221 in 160
Virginia#492121 in 197
Alaska#50201 in 175
Utah#53901 in 240
New Jersey#541801 in 231
Connecticut#56711 in 201
New York#584001 in 256
Michigan#592111 in 227
Vermont#61101 in 181
South Dakota#62201 in 206
Pennsylvania#632441 in 245
Wisconsin#651131 in 240
Florida#663451 in 271
Ohio#692351 in 254
Arkansas#72571 in 250
Illinois#722191 in 301
North Carolina#721821 in 277
Arizona#741321 in 279
West Virginia#74341 in 246
Kentucky#76771 in 288
District of Columbia#77171 in 253
Wyoming#7791 in 219
Nebraska#79371 in 270
Washington#791181 in 302
Hawaii#81181 in 269
Montana#81161 in 252
Tennessee#811101 in 323
Colorado#84821 in 327
Indiana#851181 in 302
California#866181 in 367
New Mexico#86301 in 307
Maine#90161 in 294
Missouri#90941 in 338
Nevada#90421 in 316
Alabama#91661 in 339
Iowa#91461 in 332
Georgia#921441 in 373
South Carolina#93611 in 348
Louisiana#95651 in 380
Texas#974481 in 402
Kansas#98441 in 355
North Dakota#98131 in 298
Oklahoma#100561 in 377
Idaho#107211 in 380
Oregon#110441 in 409
Mississippi#127251 in 539

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Zachary
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 22 spots since 2024 (#194#216)
  • 81 spots since 2020 (#135#216)
  • 128 spots since 2015 (#88#216)
  • Biggest jump: 584 spots in 1946 (#1,536#952)
  • Biggest drop: 50 spots in 1958 (#453#503)
Rise & fade · boys
94 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1994 at #12 (25,139 births)
  • Births halved by 2005, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 41 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 41 yrs · run 1976–2016
  • Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1946–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 77
  • Highest: 1 in 77 boys born in 1993 were named Zachary (1.3%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,038 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
  • Its best rank, #12 in 1994, was only 1 in 77 (1.3%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 40.8% of all boys named Zachary (225,290) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s6#1,162 (1900)#1,162
1910s109#1,205 (1913)#1,951
1920s168#1,605 (1926)#2,009
1930s142#1,627 (1937)#1,956
1940s404#664 (1949)#1,486
1950s2,169#443 (1955)#506
1960s3,476#382 (1969)#421
1970s19,060#74 (1979)#173
1980s101,818#25 (1989)#45
1990s225,290#12 (1994)#16
2000s134,756#15 (2000)#30
2010s51,146#61 (2010)#86
2020s13,208#135 (2020)#171

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Zachary in 2013

girls
#14,582
6 births · 1 in 292,458 girls
boys
#73
5,775 births · 1 in 328 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #14,582Zachary6

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #73Zachary5,775
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 292,458 of them was named Zachary, which outranked 24.4% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zachary
  1. #13,150Zyara7
  2. #13,150Zyia7
  3. #13,150Zykira7
  4. #14,582Zachary6
  5. #14,582Aadi6
  6. #14,582Aaditri6
  7. #14,582Aadvika6
  8. #16,547Aadrika5
  9. #16,547Aahna5
  10. #16,547Aalanah5

Tied with 1,964 names at #14,582; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. 3,124Daleyza#3,711#587
  2. 736Marjorie#1,646#910
  3. 683Lennon#1,612#929
  4. 561Jurnee#1,457#896
  5. 539Everleigh#1,405#866
Fallers
  1. 827Litzy#598#1,425
  2. 409Geraldine#994#1,403
  3. 384Taraji#858#1,242
  4. 374Marisa#977#1,351
  5. 372Adley#733#1,105

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 328 of them was named Zachary, which outranked 99.5% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zachary
  1. #70Brandon6,235
  2. #71Ayden6,084
  3. #72Kevin5,946
  4. #73Zachary5,775
  5. #74Parker5,672
  6. #75Blake5,649
  7. #76Jose5,627
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. 843Jayceon#1,050#207
  2. 636Milan#1,182#546
  3. 604Atlas#1,383#779
  4. 504Jayse#1,466#962
  5. 423Duke#1,145#722
Fallers
  1. 318Austyn#898#1,216
  2. 291Masen#723#1,014
  3. 274Jaidyn#979#1,253
  4. 267Trevon#925#1,192
  5. 260Bently#637#897

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2013