Zachery

Last seen for girls in 1991 at #13,147 · #2,991 for boys in 2025, 41 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1993 · 1,903 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
29,836
since 1948

Zachery over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Zachery has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #167, 1993boys
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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—#2,99141
2024—#2,50254
2023—#2,61450
2022—#2,67549
2021—#2,46454
2020—#2,61748
2019—#2,02072
2018—#1,95975
2017—#1,80983
2016—#1,77486
2015—#1,62598
2014—#1,355126
2013—#1,110165
2012—#993200
2011—#813270
2010—#759296
2009—#634395
2008—#624395
2007—#553464
2006—#492525
2005—#426626
2004—#421618
2003—#386681
2002—#323856
2001—#309895
2000—#2771,150
1999—#2581,219
1998—#2411,291
1997—#2331,321
1996—#2191,374
1995—#1981,533
1994—#1801,729
1993—#1671,903
1992—#1841,747
1991#13,1475#2361,248
1990—#2341,229
1989#12,3625#2531,024
1988#7,6919#270871
1987#7,3539#311687
1986—#318641
1985#10,6775#316646
1984—#393433
1983—#448344
1982—#498290
1981—#574221
1980—#581218
1979—#604202
1978—#677152
1977—#717141
1976#9,2845#797109
1975—#89485
1974—#89881
1973—#97169
1972—#1,05059
1971—#1,16549
1970—#1,29741
1969—#1,41432
1968—#1,25836
1967—#1,19839
1966—#1,37331
1965—#1,38631
1964—#1,35034
1963—#1,58525
1962—#1,51527
1961—#1,15646
1960—#1,52328
1959—#1,43930
1958—#1,72421
1957—#1,58325
1956—#1,56825
1955—#1,57224
1954—#2,31612
1953—#2,53110
1952—#3,3736
1951—#2,6629
1950—#3,6815
1949—#3,2986
1948—#3,6685
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First appearance
1948

The first year at least five boys were named Zachery! It came in at #3,668, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1948–1950, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.

Where Zachery is popular in 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedAKMaine: #154 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,213 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #154 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,540 boysNHWashington: #146 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 931 boysWAIdaho: #118 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 636 boysIDMontana: #116 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 513 boysMTNorth Dakota: #129 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 775 boysNDMinnesota: #159 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,277 boysMNIllinois: #410 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,974 boysILWisconsin: #186 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,620 boysWIMichigan: #190 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,437 boysMINew York: #385 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 3,603 boysNYMassachusetts: #419 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,912 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedRIOregon: #185 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,311 boysORNevada: #193 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,201 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedSDIowa: #153 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,106 boysIAIndiana: #157 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,141 boysINOhio: #173 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,424 boysOHPennsylvania: #265 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,826 boysPANew Jersey: #526 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,350 boysNJConnecticut: #325 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,618 boysCTCalifornia: #585 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 7,419 boysCAUtah: #136 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 813 boysUTColorado: #163 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,097 boysCONebraska: #137 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 907 boysNEMissouri: #181 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,404 boysMOKentucky: #192 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,687 boysKYWest Virginia: #127 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 862 boysWVVirginia: #299 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,675 boysVAMaryland: #271 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,358 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedDEArizona: #331 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,454 boysAZNew Mexico: #338 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,287 boysNMKansas: #176 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,191 boysKSArkansas: #146 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 816 boysARTennessee: #164 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,128 boysTNNorth Carolina: #196 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,450 boysNCSouth Carolina: #255 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,729 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #225 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,595 boysOKLouisiana: #401 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,158 boysLAMississippi: #194 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,092 boysMSAlabama: #189 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,174 boysALGeorgia: #191 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,197 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedHITexas: #360 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 2,882 boysTXFlorida: #406 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,672 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#116 · 1 in 513
  2. Idaho#118 · 1 in 636
  3. West Virginia#127 · 1 in 862
  4. North Dakota#129 · 1 in 775
  5. Utah#136 · 1 in 813

Best ever in a state: #82 in West Virginia, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#11691 in 513
Idaho#118101 in 636
West Virginia#127121 in 862
North Dakota#12961 in 775
Utah#136201 in 813
Nebraska#137121 in 907
Arkansas#146181 in 816
Washington#146351 in 931
Iowa#153161 in 1,106
Maine#15461 in 1,213
New Hampshire#15451 in 1,540
Indiana#157341 in 1,141
Minnesota#159241 in 1,277
Colorado#163221 in 1,097
Tennessee#164301 in 1,128
Ohio#173541 in 1,424
Kansas#176141 in 1,191
Missouri#181261 in 1,404
Oregon#185141 in 1,311
Wisconsin#186201 in 1,620
Alabama#189221 in 1,174
Michigan#190451 in 1,437
Georgia#191391 in 1,197
Kentucky#192141 in 1,687
Nevada#19361 in 1,201
Mississippi#194151 in 1,092
North Carolina#196301 in 1,450
Oklahoma#225131 in 1,595
South Carolina#255131 in 1,729
Pennsylvania#265281 in 2,826
Maryland#271131 in 2,358
Virginia#299151 in 2,675
Connecticut#32561 in 3,618
Arizona#331121 in 2,454
New Mexico#33851 in 2,287
Texas#360501 in 2,882
New York#385361 in 3,603
Louisiana#401101 in 3,158
Florida#406231 in 3,672
Illinois#410211 in 3,974
Massachusetts#41961 in 6,912
New Jersey#52671 in 7,350
California#585341 in 7,419
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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 Zachery
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 489 spots since 2024 (#2,502 → #2,991)
  • 374 spots since 2020 (#2,617 → #2,991)
  • 1,366 spots since 2015 (#1,625 → #2,991)
  • Biggest jump: 97 spots in 1976 (#894 → #797)
  • Biggest drop: 180 spots in 2012 (#813 → #993)
Rise & fade · boys
45 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1948
  • Peaked 1993 at #167 (1,903 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 40 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 40 yrs · run 1973–2012
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,031
  • Highest: 1 in 1,031 boys born in 1993 were named Zachery (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 41,660 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 48.9% of all boys named Zachery (14,594) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s11#3,298 (1949)#3,483
1950s167#1,439 (1959)#2,245
1960s329#1,156 (1961)#1,376
1970s988#604 (1979)#907
1980s5,375#253 (1989)#396
1990s14,594#167 (1993)#215
2000s6,605#277 (2000)#445
2010s1,471#759 (2010)#1,422
2020s296#2,464 (2021)#2,644

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.

Zachery in 1988

girls
#7,691
9 births · 1 in 197,873 girls
boys
#270
871 births · 1 in 2,198 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #7,691Zachery9

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #270Zachery871
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 197,873 of them was named Zachery, which outranked 44.6% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zachery
  1. #7,111Zarina10
  2. #7,111Zoua10
  3. #7,111Zoya10
  4. #7,691Zachery9
  5. #7,691Abeni9
  6. #7,691Abiola9
  7. #7,691Adonica9
  8. #8,391Aarin8
  9. #8,391Aarti8
  10. #8,391Abriel8

Tied with 699 names at #7,691; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

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

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 2,198 of them was named Zachery, which outranked 96.8% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zachery
  1. #267Dale883
  2. #268Colton879
  3. #269Orlando875
  4. #270Zachery871
  5. #271Dean863
  6. #272Collin850
  7. #273Courtney844
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

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

See the top 100 for 1988 →