Boys' name · since 1983
Zacchary
Zacchary has 138 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,341 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 138
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
138 boys have been named Zacchary since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Zacchary recorded 138 times among boys since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2007.
- #15,341 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 138 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zacchary ranks #15,341 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 138 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,341 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 138
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zacchary's 138 recorded births place it above 66.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zacchary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zacchary's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zacchary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2007
- Peak year (1993)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Zacchary by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (94 births, 68% of the file).
1990s was Zacchary's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Zacchary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 94 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Zacchary's decade-level peak was the 1990s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zacchary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1983–2007 (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 Zacchary 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.