Boys' name · since 1989
Zackarey
Zackarey has 63 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,607 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 63
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zackarey is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 63 have been recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zackarey has been recorded 63 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1989 to 2011.
- #20,607 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 63 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zackarey ranks #20,607 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,607 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 63
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zackarey's 63 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zackarey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zackarey splits its recorded history at 2000: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zackarey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2011
- Peak year (1996)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Zackarey by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (29 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Zackarey's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Zackarey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 29 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Zackarey's decade-level peak was the 1990s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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 Zackarey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
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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, 1989–2011 (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 Zackarey 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.