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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedNHWashington: #184 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,423 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedIDMontana: #121 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 580 boysMTNorth Dakota: #150 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,031 boysNDMinnesota: #206 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,195 boysMNIllinois: #391 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,991 boysILWisconsin: #230 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,554 boysWIMichigan: #245 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,454 boysMINew York: #504 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 6,431 boysNYMassachusetts: #383 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,538 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedRIOregon: #200 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,634 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedSDIowa: #164 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,295 boysIAIndiana: #136 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,056 boysINOhio: #212 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,157 boysOHPennsylvania: #289 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,510 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #500 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 5,568 boysCAUtah: #212 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,652 boysUTColorado: #180 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,325 boysCONebraska: #145 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,011 boysNEMissouri: #225 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,116 boysMOKentucky: #229 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,392 boysKYWest Virginia: #204 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,852 boysWVVirginia: #268 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,363 boysVAMaryland: #349 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,042 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedDEArizona: #289 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,268 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedNMKansas: #228 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,918 boysKSArkansas: #233 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,640 boysARTennessee: #281 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,610 boysTNNorth Carolina: #298 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,726 boysNCSouth Carolina: #259 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,916 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #224 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,730 boysOKLouisiana: #458 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,783 boysLAMississippi: #176 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,004 boysMSAlabama: #224 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,487 boysALGeorgia: #224 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,473 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedHITexas: #369 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 3,048 boysTXFlorida: #422 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,246 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#121 · 1 in 580
  2. Indiana#136 · 1 in 1,056
  3. Nebraska#145 · 1 in 1,011
  4. North Dakota#150 · 1 in 1,031
  5. Iowa#164 · 1 in 1,295

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#12191 in 580
Indiana#136351 in 1,056
Nebraska#145111 in 1,011
North Dakota#15051 in 1,031
Iowa#164141 in 1,295
Mississippi#176171 in 1,004
Colorado#180191 in 1,325
Washington#184221 in 1,423
Oregon#200111 in 1,634
West Virginia#20461 in 1,852
Minnesota#206141 in 2,195
Ohio#212351 in 2,157
Utah#212101 in 1,652
Alabama#224171 in 1,487
Georgia#224301 in 1,473
Oklahoma#224131 in 1,730
Missouri#225171 in 2,116
Kansas#22891 in 1,918
Kentucky#229101 in 2,392
Wisconsin#230131 in 2,554
Arkansas#23391 in 1,640
Michigan#245261 in 2,454
South Carolina#259111 in 1,916
Virginia#268161 in 2,363
Tennessee#281121 in 2,610
Arizona#289121 in 2,268
Pennsylvania#289221 in 3,510
North Carolina#298151 in 2,726
Maryland#34971 in 4,042
Texas#369481 in 3,048
Massachusetts#38361 in 6,538
Illinois#391201 in 3,991
Florida#422181 in 4,246
Louisiana#45891 in 3,783
California#500411 in 5,568
New York#504191 in 6,431
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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 1986

boys
#318
641 births · 1 in 2,873 boys

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #318Zachery641
More about 1986

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 2,873 of them was named Zachery, which outranked 95.9% 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).

Ranked beside Zachery
  1. #315Collin644
  2. #316Kirk642
  3. #316Salvador642
  4. #318Zachery641
  5. #319Ernesto638
  6. #320Quentin633
  7. #321Landon631
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →