Zacary — #11177 US boys' name
1,137 babies named Zacary in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 22% of names given to boys today.
40% of everyone ever named Zacary was born in this single decade.
67 babies were named Zacary in 2000 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Zacary
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,137 babies named Zacary between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zacary currently holds the #11177 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 67 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Zacary performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 452 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zacary shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Zacary in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Zacary 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 1,137 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.
Zacary at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Zacary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974
- Peak year (2000)
- 67
- Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
Currently ranks #11177 among boys.
1,137 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 67 births in a single year.
Zacary by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 452 births that decade — 40% of Zacary's all-time total
Zacary decade highlights
- Peak decade 452 births
- Runner-up 411 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Zacary's strongest decade
452 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 40% of all-time use.
Zacary by state
Where Zacary concentrates geographically — total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 69 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 21 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 19 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.4% |
69 of 1,137 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 6.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.8% of nationwide
- Florida 1.7% of nationwide
- Texas 1.5% of nationwide
- Ohio 1.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 6.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 1974–2024 (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.