Zachary remains a common boys' name (#216 in 2025), down from a peak of #12 in 1994.
Zachary is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #216 for boy births in the United States (and #418 across all names), given to 1,646 babies. Zachary first appears in 1900 and peaked in 1993 (25,538 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,646 | 1,646 | — | #216 |
| 2024 | 1,844 | 1,844 | — | #194 |
| 2023 | 2,128 | 2,128 | — | #171 |
| 2022 | 2,268 | 2,268 | #17,700 | #165 |
| 2021 | 2,598 | 2,598 | — | #144 |
| 2020 | 2,729 | 2,729 | — | #135 |
| 2019 | 3,090 | 3,090 | #15,494 | #124 |
| 2018 | 3,577 | 3,577 | — | #107 |
| 2017 | 3,827 | 3,827 | #18,371 | #103 |
| 2016 | 4,585 | 4,585 | #11,754 | #89 |
| 2015 | 4,871 | 4,871 | #19,044 | #88 |
| 2014 | 5,196 | 5,196 | #13,039 | #82 |
| 2013 | 5,781 | 5,781 | #16,474 | #73 |
| 2012 | 6,271 | 6,271 | #13,438 | #67 |
| 2011 | 6,818 | 6,818 | #14,794 | #64 |
| 2010 | 7,194 | 7,194 | #11,223 | #61 |
| 2009 | 8,101 | 8,101 | #11,438 | #53 |
| 2008 | 9,247 | 9,247 | #10,066 | #47 |
| 2007 | 10,228 | 10,237 | #10,804 | #42 |
| 2006 | 11,034 | 11,034 | #6,348 | #33 |
| 2005 | 12,308 | 12,308 | #6,242 | #29 |
| 2004 | 13,782 | 13,782 | #2,445 | #26 |
| 2003 | 15,562 | 15,562 | #5,791 | #20 |
| 2002 | 16,648 | 16,653 | #4,763 | #19 |
| 2001 | 18,219 | 18,230 | #3,863 | #16 |
| 2000 | 19,890 | 19,890 | #3,524 | #15 |
| 1999 | 20,016 | 20,030 | #3,893 | #17 |
| 1998 | 20,623 | 20,639 | #3,011 | #16 |
| 1997 | 21,962 | — | #3,545 | #13 |
| 1996 | 22,410 | — | #2,965 | #14 |
| 1995 | 23,186 | — | #2,393 | #14 |
| 1994 | 25,193 | — | #2,411 | #12 |
| 1993 | 25,591 | — | #2,414 | #15 |
| 1992 | 24,855 | — | #2,458 | #16 |
| 1991 | 21,434 | — | #2,619 | #22 |
| 1990 | 20,487 | — | #2,257 | #22 |
| 1989 | 18,146 | — | #1,909 | #25 |
| 1988 | 15,975 | — | #1,367 | #29 |
| 1987 | 13,285 | — | #1,530 | #33 |
| 1986 | 11,812 | — | #1,465 | #38 |
| 1985 | 11,423 | — | #1,574 | #39 |
| 1984 | 9,121 | — | #1,904 | #45 |
| 1983 | 7,348 | — | #2,432 | #50 |
| 1982 | 6,180 | — | #2,412 | #55 |
| 1981 | 4,871 | — | #2,985 | #63 |
| 1980 | 4,274 | — | #3,067 | #72 |
| 1979 | 4,184 | — | #3,076 | #74 |
| 1978 | 3,148 | — | #3,635 | #89 |
| 1977 | 2,796 | — | #3,910 | #95 |
| 1976 | 2,653 | — | #6,606 | #97 |
| 1975 | 1,695 | — | #7,978 | #145 |
| 1974 | 1,279 | — | #10,243 | #179 |
| 1973 | 1,135 | — | — | #197 |
| 1972 | 1,007 | — | #8,283 | #221 |
| 1971 | 701 | — | — | #289 |
| 1970 | 563 | — | #7,988 | #342 |
| 1969 | 418 | — | — | #383 |
| 1968 | 347 | — | #6,243 | #416 |
| 1967 | 363 | — | — | #402 |
| 1966 | 329 | — | — | #420 |
| 1965 | 313 | — | — | #436 |
| 1964 | 333 | — | — | #440 |
| 1963 | 326 | — | — | #440 |
| 1962 | 339 | — | — | #434 |
| 1961 | 369 | — | — | #414 |
| 1960 | 351 | — | #7,321 | #432 |
| 1959 | 262 | — | — | #485 |
| 1958 | 236 | — | — | #503 |
| 1957 | 289 | — | — | #454 |
| 1956 | 270 | — | — | #461 |
| 1955 | 280 | — | — | #444 |
| 1954 | 200 | — | — | #515 |
| 1953 | 161 | — | — | #563 |
| 1952 | 171 | — | — | #539 |
| 1951 | 151 | — | — | #558 |
| 1950 | 149 | — | — | #554 |
| 1949 | 107 | — | — | #668 |
| 1948 | 91 | — | — | #704 |
| 1947 | 70 | — | — | #835 |
| 1946 | 49 | — | — | #966 |
| 1945 | 19 | — | — | #1,580 |
| 1944 | 10 | — | — | #2,466 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | — | #2,072 |
| 1942 | 15 | — | — | #1,945 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | — | #2,655 |
| 1940 | 20 | — | — | #1,572 |
| 1939 | 15 | — | — | #1,878 |
| 1938 | 15 | — | — | #1,899 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | — | #1,687 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | — | #2,627 |
| 1935 | 13 | — | — | #2,125 |
| 1934 | 11 | — | — | #2,392 |
| 1933 | 14 | — | — | #1,995 |
| 1932 | 17 | — | — | #1,847 |
| 1931 | 14 | — | — | #2,100 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | — | #1,963 |
| 1929 | 19 | — | — | #1,792 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | — | #2,268 |
| 1927 | 13 | — | — | #2,406 |
| 1926 | 22 | — | — | #1,659 |
| 1925 | 21 | — | — | #1,744 |
| 1924 | 13 | — | — | #2,472 |
| 1923 | 20 | — | — | #1,813 |
| 1922 | 11 | — | — | #2,798 |
| 1921 | 19 | — | — | #1,902 |
| 1920 | 16 | — | — | #2,129 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | — | #1,751 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | — | #2,697 |
| 1917 | 10 | — | — | #2,728 |
| 1916 | 17 | — | — | #1,848 |
| 1915 | 14 | — | — | #2,068 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | — | #2,100 |
| 1913 | 18 | — | — | #1,254 |
| 1912 | 8 | — | — | #2,044 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | — | #1,309 |