US rank #11177 Boys' name Peak 2000 1,137 births

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.

1970s131980s1431990s4112000s4522010s1122020s6
#11177
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Zacary was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

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 1,000

Total births

1,137

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2000

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,177

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zacary popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
67
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080 202420122007200219971992198719821974 6

Zacary by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
452 births that decade — 40% of Zacary's all-time total
1970s131980s1431990s4112000s4522010s1122020s6

Zacary by state

Where Zacary concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Zacary
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%
California share of Zacary's total US births 6.1%
Even split

69 of 1,137 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zacary?
1,137 babies have been named Zacary since 1974. It currently ranks #11177 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 67 births.
When was Zacary most popular?
Zacary was most popular in the 2000s decade with 452 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Zacary most popular?
The top states for the name Zacary are California (69 births), Illinois (21 births), Florida (19 births).
How long has the name Zacary been used?
Zacary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zacary?
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, 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.