Boys' name · since 1948
Zachery
29,836 babies named Zachery in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #680 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,011 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,836
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
29,836 babies have been named Zachery since 1948, making it today's #3011 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zachery has been recorded 29,836 times among boys since 1948, currently ranked #3011 nationally and more common than 78% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #680 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,011 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 29,836 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zachery ranks #680 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,011 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 29,836 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #680 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,011 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,836
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zachery's 29,836 recorded births place it above 98.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zachery compares
29,836 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Zachery's all-time total is 81x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zachery | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29,836 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,903 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zachery's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zachery's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 1,903, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zachery popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 1,903
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Zachery popularity over time - girls
38 total births recorded since 1976 (Zachery as girls' name)
Zachery by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (14,594 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Zachery's strongest decade.
14,594 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Zachery births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 167
1950s
167 births
- 1960s 329
1960s
329 births
- 1970s 988
1970s
988 births
- 1980s 5,375
1980s
5,375 births
- 1990s
1990s
14,594 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,605 births
- 2010s 1,471
2010s
1,471 births
- 2020s 296
2020s
296 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 14,594 births (49% of all-time use).
How Zachery 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 Zachery's total volume
Zachery by state
Where Zachery concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,039 | 6.8% |
| #2 | California | | 1,660 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,540 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,490 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,259 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 1,195 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 1,181 | 4.0% |
| #8 | New York | | 1,135 | 3.8% |
2,039 of 29,836 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Zachery appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zachery's data
- Zachery's decade-level peak was the 1990s (14,594 total births); usage has since declined to 296 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Zacherys (2,039 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Zachery
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zachery: 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 (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Zachery 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.