US rank #3346 Boys' name Peak 2014 1,563 births

Zac — #3346 US boys' name

1,563 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.

1950s51960s151970s1001980s1041990s1102000s3032010s6922020s234
#3346
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Zac was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

84 babies were named Zac in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zac

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,563 babies named Zac between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zac currently holds the #3346 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zac performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 692 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Zac shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 200 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Zac in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zac in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,563 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zac at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,563

Since 1957

68 years of records

Peak year

2014

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,346

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1957

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zac popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
84
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
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Zac by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
692 births that decade — 44% of Zac's all-time total
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Zac by state

Where Zac concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Zac
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
200 12.8%
#2 Texas
90 5.8%
#3 New York
79 5.1%
#4 Florida
69 4.4%
#5 Georgia
6 0.4%
#6 Illinois
5 0.3%
#7 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
California share of Zac's total US births 12.8%
Even split

200 of 1,563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zac?
1,563 babies have been named Zac since 1957. It currently ranks #3346 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 84 births.
When was Zac most popular?
Zac was most popular in the 2010s decade with 692 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Zac most popular?
The top states for the name Zac are California (200 births), Texas (90 births), New York (79 births).
How long has the name Zac been used?
Zac has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 68 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zac?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zachary, Zackary, Zachariah, Zachery, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1957–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.