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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 551,752since 1900
Zachary over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #216 | 1,646 | |
| 2024 | — | #194 | 1,844 | |
| 2023 | — | #171 | 2,128 | |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #165 | 2,263 |
| 2021 | — | #144 | 2,598 | |
| 2020 | — | #135 | 2,729 | |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #124 | 3,084 |
| 2018 | — | #107 | 3,577 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #103 | 3,822 |
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 | #89 | 4,576 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #88 | 4,866 |
| 2014 | #11,931 | 8 | #82 | 5,188 |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | #73 | 5,775 |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | #67 | 6,263 |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #64 | 6,811 |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | #61 | 7,184 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | #53 | 8,091 |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | #47 | 9,235 |
| 2007 | #10,129 | 11 | #42 | 10,217 |
| 2006 | #6,125 | 21 | #33 | 11,013 |
| 2005 | #5,999 | 20 | #29 | 12,288 |
| 2004 | #2,424 | 70 | #26 | 13,712 |
| 2003 | #5,586 | 21 | #20 | 15,541 |
| 2002 | #4,621 | 26 | #19 | 16,622 |
| 2001 | #3,785 | 34 | #16 | 18,185 |
| 2000 | #3,453 | 38 | #15 | 19,852 |
| 1999 | #3,804 | 31 | #17 | 19,985 |
| 1998 | #2,973 | 43 | #16 | 20,580 |
| 1997 | #3,448 | 33 | #13 | 21,929 |
| 1996 | #2,901 | 41 | #14 | 22,369 |
| 1995 | #2,367 | 55 | #14 | 23,131 |
| 1994 | #2,381 | 54 | #12 | 25,139 |
| 1993 | #2,380 | 53 | #15 | 25,538 |
| 1992 | #2,433 | 53 | #16 | 24,802 |
| 1991 | #2,593 | 47 | #22 | 21,387 |
| 1990 | #2,234 | 57 | #22 | 20,430 |
| 1989 | #1,898 | 69 | #25 | 18,077 |
| 1988 | #1,354 | 105 | #29 | 15,870 |
| 1987 | #1,519 | 84 | #33 | 13,201 |
| 1986 | #1,459 | 87 | #38 | 11,725 |
| 1985 | #1,562 | 77 | #39 | 11,346 |
| 1984 | #1,886 | 56 | #45 | 9,065 |
| 1983 | #2,398 | 39 | #50 | 7,309 |
| 1982 | #2,369 | 41 | #55 | 6,139 |
| 1981 | #2,928 | 30 | #63 | 4,841 |
| 1980 | #3,002 | 29 | #72 | 4,245 |
| 1979 | #2,997 | 28 | #74 | 4,156 |
| 1978 | #3,512 | 21 | #89 | 3,127 |
| 1977 | #3,761 | 19 | #95 | 2,777 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | #96 | 2,644 |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #145 | 1,688 |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #179 | 1,274 |
| 1973 | — | #197 | 1,135 | |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #221 | 1,001 |
| 1971 | — | #289 | 701 | |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #342 | 557 |
| 1969 | — | #382 | 418 | |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #416 | 340 |
| 1967 | — | #402 | 363 | |
| 1966 | — | #420 | 329 | |
| 1965 | — | #436 | 313 | |
| 1964 | — | #438 | 333 | |
| 1963 | — | #440 | 326 | |
| 1962 | — | #434 | 339 | |
| 1961 | — | #413 | 369 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #431 | 346 |
| 1959 | — | #485 | 262 | |
| 1958 | — | #503 | 236 | |
| 1957 | — | #453 | 289 | |
| 1956 | — | #459 | 270 | |
| 1955 | — | #443 | 280 | |
| 1954 | — | #515 | 200 | |
| 1953 | — | #557 | 161 | |
| 1952 | — | #539 | 171 | |
| 1951 | — | #555 | 151 | |
| 1950 | — | #553 | 149 | |
| 1949 | — | #664 | 107 | |
| 1948 | — | #700 | 91 | |
| 1947 | — | #831 | 70 | |
| 1946 | — | #952 | 49 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,536 | 19 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,309 | 10 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,986 | 14 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,867 | 15 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,519 | 20 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,795 | 15 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,818 | 15 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,452 | 9 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,029 | 13 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,266 | 11 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,905 | 14 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,777 | 17 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,003 | 14 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,889 | 16 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,731 | 19 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,162 | 14 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,298 | 13 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,605 | 22 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,679 | 21 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,347 | 13 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,753 | 20 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,630 | 11 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,829 | 19 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,052 | 16 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,695 | 20 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,543 | 11 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,562 | 10 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,771 | 17 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,968 | 14 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,205 | 18 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,885 | 8 | |
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| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
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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 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- District of Columbia#231 · 1 in 2,086
- Georgia#283 · 1 in 2,220
- Louisiana#307 · 1 in 2,354
- Maryland#307 · 1 in 4,228
- Connecticut#310 · 1 in 4,768
Best ever in a state: #2 in North Dakota, 1993.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #231 | 6 | 1 in 2,086 |
| Georgia | #283 | 19 | 1 in 2,220 |
| Louisiana | #307 | 15 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Maryland | #307 | 7 | 1 in 4,228 |
| Connecticut | #310 | 5 | 1 in 4,768 |
| Kansas | #319 | 5 | 1 in 3,186 |
| Florida | #322 | 17 | 1 in 2,805 |
| South Carolina | #332 | 7 | 1 in 3,304 |
| Michigan | #336 | 16 | 1 in 4,945 |
| Kentucky | #339 | 6 | 1 in 4,652 |
| Arkansas | #341 | 5 | 1 in 3,150 |
| Alabama | #342 | 9 | 1 in 3,391 |
| Pennsylvania | #342 | 15 | 1 in 6,368 |
| Indiana | #351 | 9 | 1 in 5,057 |
| Missouri | #361 | 8 | 1 in 4,790 |
| Tennessee | #386 | 6 | 1 in 5,574 |
| California | #387 | 39 | 1 in 4,249 |
| Illinois | #394 | 18 | 1 in 5,294 |
| Ohio | #411 | 12 | 1 in 7,726 |
| New York | #441 | 22 | 1 in 7,140 |
| North Carolina | #451 | 6 | 1 in 7,172 |
| Virginia | #452 | 5 | 1 in 7,406 |
| New Jersey | #458 | 6 | 1 in 9,352 |
| Texas | #530 | 16 | 1 in 6,267 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | #1,162 (1900) | #1,162 |
| 1910s | 109 | #1,205 (1913) | #1,951 |
| 1920s | 168 | #1,605 (1926) | #2,009 |
| 1930s | 142 | #1,627 (1937) | #1,956 |
| 1940s | 404 | #664 (1949) | #1,486 |
| 1950s | 2,169 | #443 (1955) | #506 |
| 1960s | 3,476 | #382 (1969) | #421 |
| 1970s | 19,060 | #74 (1979) | #173 |
| 1980s | 101,818 | #25 (1989) | #45 |
| 1990s | 225,290 | #12 (1994) | #16 |
| 2000s | 134,756 | #15 (2000) | #30 |
| 2010s | 51,146 | #61 (2010) | #86 |
| 2020s | 13,208 | #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 1966
boys
#420
329 births · 1 in 5,421 boys
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 5,421 of them was named Zachary, which outranked 90.7% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Zachary
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.