Boys' name · peaked in 2001
Zackary name popularity since 1925
31,595 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Zackary. Half of them were born in 2000 or earlier, so the typical Zackary is about 26 years old in 2026. Zackary peaked in 2001 as the #244 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 31,595
- Named Zackary, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,513 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 7 girls · 31,588 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.81× its national share
Peak year is the year Zackary made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Zackary births per year, 1925–2025
2001 was the biggest year for Zackary both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1982 and 1987, Zackary became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 10,500 baby boys to 1 in 4,060.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby boys fell by 54%, from 1 in 2,760 to 1 in 5,970.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Zackary's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Zackary.
Decade by decade
Babies named Zackary in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 7 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 124 | #2,046 |
| 1960s | 0 | 184 | #2,083 |
| 1970s | 0 | 579 | #1,207 |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,374 | #472 |
| 1990s | 7 | 11,375 | #243 |
| 2000s | 0 | 11,004 | #310 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,007 | #754 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 934 | #1,513 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
53.0% of babies named Zackary from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Zackary is most popular
The index compares Zackary's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Zackary.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.81× | 706 |
| Oregon | 1.74× | 481 |
| Oklahoma | 1.61× | 617 |
| Tennessee | 1.56× | 968 |
| Washington | 1.50× | 738 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Zackary and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Zackary (this page) | 31,588 | 2001 |
| Zackery | 17,748 | 1994 |
| Zakkary | 1,205 | 1993 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Zackary's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Zackary.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Zackary (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data