Boys' name · since 1900
Zachary
551,752 babies named Zachary in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #60 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #216 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 551,752
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zachary currently ranks #216 among boys' names in America, with 551,752 babies recorded since 1900.
Zachary has 551,752 recorded births among boys since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #216 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #60 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #216 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 551,752 born since 1900
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zachary ranks #60 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #216 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 551,752 born since 1900, peaking in the 1990s.
- #60 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #216 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 551,752
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zachary's 551,752 recorded births place it above 99.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zachary compares
551,752 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Zachary's all-time total is 1,495x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zachary | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 551,752 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25,538 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zachary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zachary's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 99% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 1%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 25,538, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zachary popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 25,538
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Zachary popularity over time - girls
1,529 total births recorded since 1960 (Zachary as girls' name)
Zachary by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (225,290 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Zachary's strongest decade.
225,290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Zachary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 109
1910s
109 births
- 1920s 168
1920s
168 births
- 1930s 142
1930s
142 births
- 1940s 404
1940s
404 births
- 1950s 2,169
1950s
2,169 births
- 1960s 3,476
1960s
3,476 births
- 1970s 19,060
1970s
19,060 births
- 1980s
1980s
101,818 births
- 1990s
1990s
225,290 births
- 2000s
2000s
134,756 births
- 2010s 51,146
2010s
51,146 births
- 2020s 13,208
2020s
13,208 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 225,290 births (41% of all-time use).
How Zachary 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 Zachary's total volume
Zachary by state
Where Zachary concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45,231 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 36,956 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 29,944 | 5.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 29,921 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 28,942 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 25,072 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 24,953 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 22,234 | 4.0% |
45,231 of 551,752 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Zachary appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zachary's data
- Zachary's decade-level peak was the 1990s (225,290 total births); usage has since declined to 13,208 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Zacharys (45,231 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 Zachary: 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 (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Zachary 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.