Recorded 1973–2019 Boys' name Peak 1985 967 births

Zachry — boys' name

967 babies named Zachry in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s861980s3051990s3302000s1872010s59
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Zachry was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

47 babies were named Zachry in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zachry

The Social Security Administration has registered 967 babies named Zachry between 1973 and 2019, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zachry currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zachry performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 330 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zachry shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 281 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Zachry in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zachry 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 967 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.

Zachry at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

967

Since 1973

47 years of records

Peak year

1985

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1973

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2019

Zachry popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1973

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1985)
47
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
01020304050 20192011200519991993198719811973 8

Zachry by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
330 births that decade — 34% of Zachry's all-time total
1970s861980s3051990s3302000s1872010s59

Zachry by state

Where Zachry concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Zachry
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
281 29.1%
#2 Georgia
37 3.8%
#3 California
5 0.5%
#4 Ohio
5 0.5%
Texas share of Zachry's total US births 29.1%
Even split

281 of 967 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zachry?
967 babies have been named Zachry since 1973. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1985 with 47 births.
When was Zachry most popular?
Zachry was most popular in the 1990s decade with 330 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Zachry most popular?
The top states for the name Zachry are Texas (281 births), Georgia (37 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Zachry been used?
Zachry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 47 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Zachry?
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, 1973–2019 (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.