Boys' name · since 1957
Zac
1,600 babies named Zac in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,787 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,200 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,600
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zac is the #3200 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,600 recorded since 1957.
Zac has 1,600 recorded births among boys since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3200 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #3,787 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,200 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,600 born since 1957
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zac ranks #3,787 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,200 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,600 born since 1957, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,787 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,200 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,600
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zac's 1,600 recorded births place it above 91.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zac compares
1,600 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zac's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zac | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,600 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zac's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zac splits its recorded history at 1996: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zac popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Zac by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (692 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Zac's strongest decade.
692 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Zac births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 100
1970s
100 births
- 1980s 104
1980s
104 births
- 1990s 110
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
303 births
- 2010s
2010s
692 births
- 2020s 271
2020s
271 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 692 births (43% of all-time use).
How Zac compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Zac's total volume
Zac by state
Where Zac concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 209 | 13.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 90 | 5.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 79 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 69 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
209 of 1,600 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Zac's data
- Zac's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (692 total births) through the 2020s (271) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zacs (209 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zac: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zac draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.