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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #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 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedAKMaine: #133 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,021 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedNHWashington: #161 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,094 boysWAIdaho: #201 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,312 boysIDMontana: #174 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 986 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #160 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,386 boysMNIllinois: #304 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,636 boysILWisconsin: #157 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,296 boysWIMichigan: #293 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,078 boysMINew York: #570 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 7,390 boysNYMassachusetts: #311 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,080 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedRIOregon: #195 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,479 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: #177 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,476 boysIAIndiana: #150 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,086 boysINOhio: #201 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,816 boysOHPennsylvania: #250 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,676 boysPANew Jersey: #522 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,130 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #537 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 6,283 boysCAUtah: #205 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,441 boysUTColorado: #165 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,068 boysCONebraska: #219 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,136 boysNEMissouri: #186 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,554 boysMOKentucky: #191 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,706 boysKYWest Virginia: #128 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 881 boysWVVirginia: #272 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,319 boysVAMaryland: #321 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,234 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedDEArizona: #345 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,838 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedNMKansas: #250 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,068 boysKSArkansas: #163 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,068 boysARTennessee: #218 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,791 boysTNNorth Carolina: #332 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,194 boysNCSouth Carolina: #392 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,572 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #202 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,484 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedLAMississippi: #307 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,046 boysMSAlabama: #336 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,813 boysALGeorgia: #232 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,627 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Zachery, so not publishedHITexas: #372 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 3,052 boysTXFlorida: #362 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,181 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#128 · 1 in 881
  2. Maine#133 · 1 in 1,021
  3. Indiana#150 · 1 in 1,086
  4. Wisconsin#157 · 1 in 1,296
  5. Minnesota#160 · 1 in 1,386

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#128121 in 881
Maine#13371 in 1,021
Indiana#150341 in 1,086
Wisconsin#157251 in 1,296
Minnesota#160221 in 1,386
Washington#161291 in 1,094
Arkansas#163141 in 1,068
Colorado#165231 in 1,068
Montana#17451 in 986
Iowa#177121 in 1,476
Missouri#186231 in 1,554
Kentucky#191141 in 1,706
Oregon#195121 in 1,479
Idaho#20151 in 1,312
Ohio#201421 in 1,816
Oklahoma#202141 in 1,484
Utah#205111 in 1,441
Tennessee#218181 in 1,791
Nebraska#21951 in 2,136
Georgia#232281 in 1,627
Kansas#25081 in 2,068
Pennsylvania#250291 in 2,676
Virginia#272171 in 2,319
Michigan#293211 in 3,078
Illinois#304311 in 2,636
Mississippi#30781 in 2,046
Massachusetts#311101 in 4,080
Maryland#32191 in 3,234
North Carolina#332131 in 3,194
Alabama#33691 in 2,813
Arizona#345101 in 2,838
Florida#362251 in 3,181
Texas#372471 in 3,052
South Carolina#39261 in 3,572
New Jersey#52271 in 7,130
California#537381 in 6,283
New York#570171 in 7,390
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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 1987

girls
#7,353
9 births · 1 in 193,181 girls
boys
#311
687 births · 1 in 2,718 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #7,353Zachery9

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #311Zachery687
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 193,181 of them was named Zachery, which outranked 44.6% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zachery
  1. #6,788Yvonna10
  2. #6,788Zarah10
  3. #6,788Zehra10
  4. #7,353Zachery9
  5. #7,353Abi9
  6. #7,353Abigael9
  7. #7,353Adi9
  8. #7,987Aarin8
  9. #7,987Adrena8
  10. #7,987Africa8

Tied with 633 names at #7,353; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 2,718 of them was named Zachery, which outranked 96.2% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zachery
  1. #307Quentin700
  2. #309Darnell688
  3. #309Gerardo688
  4. #311Zachery687
  5. #312Dominique684
  6. #313Alfred682
  7. #314Cedric679
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →