Zackary
Zackary was the 1513th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 116 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 232nd; the most babies were born in 2001 (1,386). Over the last ten years it has moved down 759 places. More babies were named Zackary in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,513 boys, down 395 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 116boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20011,386 babies
- Total since 1880
- 31,600babies recorded
Zackary popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 7 since 1992.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,513 | 116 |
| 2020 | #1,118 | 177 |
| 2010 | #406 | 696 |
| 2000 | #250 | 1,351 |
| 1990 | #333 | 743 |
| 1980 | #762 | 133 |
| 1970 | #2,292 | 17 |
| 1960 | #1,857 | 20 |
| 1950 | #4,193 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zackary, counting every spelling?
Zackary is a spelling of Zakari, a name family that ranked #652 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,513 for Zackary on its own. Together these spellings went to 410 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zakari | 206 | #1,062 | 948 |
| Zackary | 116 | #1,513 | 757 |
| Zacari | 61 | #2,302 | 373 |
| Zakary | 18 | #5,389 | 131 |
| Zacarri | — | — | 47 |
| Zakarri | 9 | #8,896 | 45 |
| Zakkary | — | — | 28 |
| Zakarie | — | — | 25 |
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 Zackary?
116 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zackary (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zackary 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 72 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zackary.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zackary?
About 30,700 people born in the US named Zackary are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 20 and 32. That makes Zackary 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.
Zackary by state
How common Zackary was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (1.6×). In 31 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 Zackary: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zackary, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zackary
How popular is the name Zackary?
Zackary was the 1513th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 116 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 232nd; the most babies were born in 2001 (1,386). Over the last ten years it has moved down 759 places. More babies were named Zackary in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Zackary a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zackary in the US.
Where is Zackary most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zackary was most common in Pennsylvania (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New York.