Zac vs Zachary

Side-by-side comparison of Zac and Zachary - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Zac

Boy name · Rank #3358

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Name B

Zachary

Boy name · Rank #194

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Zac Zachary
Current Rank #3358 #194
Total Births (all years) 1,600 551,752
Peak Year 2014 1993
Peak Year Births 84 25,538
Peak Decade 2010s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1957 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Zac Zachary
1900s - 6
1910s - 109
1920s - 168
1930s - 142
1940s - 404
1950s 5 2,169
1960s 15 3,476
1970s 100 19,060
1980s 104 101,818
1990s 110 225,290
2000s 303 134,756
2010s 692 51,146
2020s 271 13,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zac Zachary
2014 84 5,188
2015 64 4,866
2016 74 4,576
2017 67 3,822
2018 56 3,577
2019 50 3,084
2020 50 2,729
2021 54 2,598
2022 47 2,263
2023 48 2,128
2024 35 1,844
2025 37 1,646

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1957–2025.

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