Zac vs Zackary

Side-by-side comparison of Zac and Zackary - 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

Zackary

Boy name · Rank #1416

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Metric Zac Zackary
Current Rank #3358 #1416
Total Births (all years) 1,600 31,593
Peak Year 2014 2001
Peak Year Births 84 1,386
Peak Decade 2010s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1957 1921

Births by Decade

Decade Zac Zackary
1920s - 5
1940s - 7
1950s 5 124
1960s 15 184
1970s 100 579
1980s 104 3,374
1990s 110 11,375
2000s 303 11,004
2010s 692 4,007
2020s 271 934

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zac Zackary
2014 84 435
2015 64 321
2016 74 314
2017 67 252
2018 56 208
2019 50 191
2020 50 177
2021 54 205
2022 47 159
2023 48 146
2024 35 131
2025 37 116

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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