Zakary
Zakary was the 5389th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 686th with 266 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,480 places. More babies were named Zakary in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,389 boys, down 2,116 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002266 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,613babies recorded
Zakary popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,389 | 18 |
| 2020 | #3,273 | 35 |
| 2010 | #1,348 | 127 |
| 2000 | #734 | 234 |
| 1990 | #886 | 136 |
| 1980 | #2,616 | 19 |
| 1970 | #4,720 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zakary, counting every spelling?
Zakary is a spelling of Zakari, a name family that ranked #652 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,389 for Zakary 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 Zakary?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zakary (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zakary 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 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zakary.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zakary?
About 5,500 people born in the US named Zakary are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 19 and 32. That makes Zakary 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.
Zakary by state
How common Zakary was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Zakary: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zakary, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zakary
How popular is the name Zakary?
Zakary was the 5389th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 686th with 266 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,480 places. More babies were named Zakary in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Zakary a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zakary in the US.
Where is Zakary most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zakary was most common in Tennessee (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and California.