Zach
Zach was the 2515th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1602nd; the most babies were born in 2007 (86). Over the last ten years it has moved down 515 places. More babies were named Zach in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,515 boys, down 124 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200786 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,804babies recorded
Zach popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,515 | 54 |
| 2020 | #2,391 | 56 |
| 2010 | #2,323 | 56 |
| 2000 | #1,893 | 56 |
| 1990 | #2,083 | 36 |
| 1980 | #2,829 | 17 |
| 1970 | #2,620 | 14 |
| 1960 | #2,683 | 11 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,281 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zach, counting every spelling?
Zach is a spelling of Zack, a name family that ranked #957 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,515 for Zach on its own. Together these spellings went to 229 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zack | 126 | #1,435 | 702 |
| Zach | 54 | #2,515 | 308 |
| Zac | 37 | #3,237 | 221 |
| Zak | 12 | #7,181 | 126 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zach?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zach (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zach born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zach.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zach?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Zach are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 12 and 34. That makes Zach mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zach by state
How common Zach was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.1×), New York (1.8×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zach: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zach, they share its era and feel.
Zach is also a nickname for Zechariah, Zachary and Zachariah.
Questions about the name Zach
How popular is the name Zach?
Zach was the 2515th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1602nd; the most babies were born in 2007 (86). Over the last ten years it has moved down 515 places. More babies were named Zach in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Zach a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zach in the US.
Where is Zach most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zach was most common in New Jersey (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.