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 #3346

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Name B

Zackary

Boy name · Rank #1418

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Metric Zac Zackary
Current Rank #3346 #1418
Total Births (all years) 1,563 31,469
Peak Year 2014 2001
Peak Year Births 84 1,386
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1957 1921

Births by Decade

Decade Zac Zackary
1920ss — 5
1940ss — 7
1950ss 5 124
1960ss 15 184
1970ss 100 579
1980ss 104 3,374
1990ss 110 11,375
2000ss 303 11,004
2010ss 692 4,002
2020ss 234 815

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zac Zackary
2014 84 435
2015 64 321
2016 74 312
2017 67 252
2018 56 208
2019 50 191
2020 50 177
2021 54 204
2022 47 158
2023 48 146
2024 35 130

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, 1957–2024.

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