Zach vs Zackary

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

Name A

Zach

Boy name · Rank #2427

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Name B

Zackary

Boy name · Rank #1416

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Metric Zach Zackary
Current Rank #2427 #1416
Total Births (all years) 2,804 31,593
Peak Year 2007 2001
Peak Year Births 86 1,386
Peak Decade 2000s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1921

Births by Decade

Decade Zach Zackary
1910s 23 -
1920s 13 5
1930s 10 -
1940s 10 7
1950s 42 124
1960s 75 184
1970s 238 579
1980s 308 3,374
1990s 374 11,375
2000s 729 11,004
2010s 618 4,007
2020s 364 934

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zach Zackary
2014 67 435
2015 73 321
2016 40 314
2017 47 252
2018 65 208
2019 62 191
2020 56 177
2021 75 205
2022 59 159
2023 63 146
2024 57 131
2025 54 116

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, 1913–2025.

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