US rank #1383 Boys' name Peak 2008 8,887 births

Zack — #1383 US boys' name

8,887 babies named Zack in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1383
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 90% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Zack was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

237 babies were named Zack in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zack

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,887 babies named Zack between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zack currently holds the #1383 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 237 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zack performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,872 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Zack shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 799 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Zack in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zack 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 8,887 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.

Zack at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

8,887

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2008

237 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,383

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zack popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
237
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Zack by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,872 births that decade — 21% of Zack's all-time total
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Zack by state

Where Zack concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zack
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
799 9.0%
#2 Texas
681 7.7%
#3 New York
410 4.6%
#4 Florida
365 4.1%
#5 Georgia
206 2.3%
#6 North Carolina
151 1.7%
#7 New Jersey
140 1.6%
#8 Pennsylvania
129 1.5%
California share of Zack's total US births 9.0%
Even split

799 of 8,887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Zack appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zack?
8,887 babies have been named Zack since 1880. It currently ranks #1383 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 237 births.
When was Zack most popular?
Zack was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,872 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Zack most popular?
The top states for the name Zack are California (799 births), Texas (681 births), New York (410 births).
How long has the name Zack been used?
Zack has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zack?
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, 1880–2024 (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.