Boys' name · since 1921
Zackary
31,593 babies named Zackary in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,511 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,593
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zackary currently ranks #1511 among boys' names in America, with 31,593 babies recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zackary has been recorded 31,593 times among boys since 1921, currently ranked #1511 nationally and more common than 89% 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 1921 to 2025.
- #666 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,511 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 31,593 born since 1921
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zackary ranks #666 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,511 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 31,593 born since 1921, peaking in the 1990s.
- #666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,511 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,593
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zackary's 31,593 recorded births place it above 98.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zackary compares
31,593 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
Zackary's all-time total is 86x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zackary | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31,593 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,386 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zackary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zackary's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 92% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 8%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 1,386, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zackary popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 1,386
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Zackary popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1992 (Zackary as girls' name)
Zackary by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (11,375 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Zackary's strongest decade.
11,375 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Zackary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 124
1950s
124 births
- 1960s 184
1960s
184 births
- 1970s 579
1970s
579 births
- 1980s 3,374
1980s
3,374 births
- 1990s
1990s
11,375 births
- 2000s
2000s
11,004 births
- 2010s 4,007
2010s
4,007 births
- 2020s 934
2020s
934 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11,375 births (36% of all-time use).
How Zackary 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 Zackary's total volume
Zackary by state
Where Zackary concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,979 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,325 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,560 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,464 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,235 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,213 | 3.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 1,186 | 3.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 1,116 | 3.5% |
2,979 of 31,593 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Zackary appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zackary's data
- Zackary's decade-level peak was the 1990s (11,375 total births); usage has since declined to 934 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Zackarys (2,979 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 Zackary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Zackary 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.