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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| 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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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 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#18 · 1 in 82
- West Virginia#21 · 1 in 76
- Arkansas#21 · 1 in 87
- Iowa#22 · 1 in 77
- Nebraska#23 · 1 in 75
Best ever in a state: #2 in North Dakota, 1993.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #18 | 201 | 1 in 82 |
| Arkansas | #21 | 169 | 1 in 87 |
| West Virginia | #21 | 146 | 1 in 76 |
| Iowa | #22 | 237 | 1 in 77 |
| Nebraska | #23 | 148 | 1 in 75 |
| Colorado | #24 | 286 | 1 in 88 |
| Indiana | #24 | 437 | 1 in 85 |
| Idaho | #25 | 73 | 1 in 93 |
| Montana | #26 | 54 | 1 in 97 |
| North Dakota | #27 | 64 | 1 in 81 |
| Ohio | #30 | 736 | 1 in 103 |
| Oklahoma | #30 | 203 | 1 in 111 |
| Wyoming | #30 | 33 | 1 in 95 |
| Pennsylvania | #31 | 727 | 1 in 106 |
| Washington | #31 | 305 | 1 in 103 |
| Delaware | #32 | 43 | 1 in 92 |
| Maine | #32 | 78 | 1 in 93 |
| New Hampshire | #32 | 74 | 1 in 94 |
| Wisconsin | #32 | 299 | 1 in 111 |
| Hawaii | #33 | 49 | 1 in 132 |
| Kansas | #33 | 156 | 1 in 111 |
| Missouri | #33 | 332 | 1 in 108 |
| Nevada | #33 | 56 | 1 in 114 |
| Alaska | #34 | 43 | 1 in 111 |
| Kentucky | #34 | 193 | 1 in 124 |
| Tennessee | #34 | 228 | 1 in 137 |
| North Carolina | #35 | 289 | 1 in 141 |
| Alabama | #36 | 169 | 1 in 150 |
| Georgia | #36 | 277 | 1 in 160 |
| Illinois | #36 | 548 | 1 in 146 |
| Mississippi | #36 | 107 | 1 in 160 |
| Virginia | #36 | 278 | 1 in 136 |
| South Carolina | #37 | 127 | 1 in 166 |
| Michigan | #38 | 435 | 1 in 147 |
| Minnesota | #39 | 263 | 1 in 117 |
| Oregon | #40 | 148 | 1 in 121 |
| South Dakota | #41 | 35 | 1 in 137 |
| Texas | #41 | 772 | 1 in 190 |
| Connecticut | #42 | 114 | 1 in 178 |
| Rhode Island | #42 | 44 | 1 in 136 |
| Vermont | #42 | 27 | 1 in 123 |
| Maryland | #43 | 184 | 1 in 154 |
| Massachusetts | #44 | 218 | 1 in 180 |
| Arizona | #45 | 157 | 1 in 173 |
| Florida | #45 | 365 | 1 in 209 |
| New York | #48 | 518 | 1 in 236 |
| District of Columbia | #49 | 38 | 1 in 197 |
| New Mexico | #51 | 59 | 1 in 192 |
| New Jersey | #53 | 169 | 1 in 282 |
| Louisiana | #56 | 132 | 1 in 258 |
| California | #58 | 882 | 1 in 259 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1900
- Peaked 1994 at #12 (25,139 births)
- Births halved by 2005, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 41 yrs · run 1976–2016
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1946–2025
- 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
- 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 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 19,719 of them was named Zachary, which outranked 88.6% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,447Libby88
- #1,447Shanel88
- #1,447Shellie88
- #1,459Zachary87
- #1,459Aleisha87
- #1,459Candra87
- #1,459Coral87
- #1,466Gabriel86
- #1,466Hali86
- #1,466Jeannine86
Tied with 6 names at #1,459; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 157 of them was named Zachary, which outranked 99.5% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.