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Biblical Name Of Several Characters, As John The Baptist's Father. Its Variations Zachariah And Zacharias Are Also Common.
Zachary Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.72%
Male
0.28%
Female
Zachary is predominantly a boys name, with 0.28% of Zacharys being girls, and 99.72% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 545922 males named Zachary, and 1549 females given the name
Popularity of Zachary by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Zachary in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Zachary: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Zachary' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Zachary in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Zachary's average ranking is 3479.5, with it's highest ever rank being #. Zachary has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 1 times, and has reached the top hundred names 46 times.
Zachary has been used in the United States ever since 1900, with over 547471 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Zachary gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1992, when it's usage went up by 117.46%. During this year, 24797 babies were named Zachary, which was 0.6523% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.684%, in this year alone more than 26000 boys were named Zachary.
Popular 'Z' Names for Boys
| Name | 'Z-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary | 1. | 144. | 4516 | 0.125% |
| Zayden | 2. | 328. | 2115 | 0.058% |
| Zane | 3. | 383. | 1851 | 0.051% |
| Zion | 4. | 386. | 1828 | 0.051% |
| Zander | 5. | 491. | 1380 | 0.038% |
| Zaiden | 6. | 821. | 786 | 0.022% |
| Zayn | 7. | 852. | 741 | 0.02% |
| Zachariah | 8. | 894. | 696 | 0.019% |
| Zayne | 9. | 907. | 686 | 0.019% |
| Zeke | 10. | 1373. | 394 | 0.011% |
| Zain | 11. | 1450. | 366 | 0.01% |
| Zechariah | 12. | 1607. | 322 | 0.009% |
| Zackary | 13. | 1662. | 310 | 0.009% |
| Zaire | 14. | 1688. | 302 | 0.008% |
| Zyaire | 15. | 1932. | 245 | 0.007% |
| Zavier | 16. | 1940. | 244 | 0.007% |
| Zaid | 17. | 1955. | 242 | 0.007% |
| Zack | 18. | 2335. | 186 | 0.005% |
| Zyon | 19. | 2373. | 182 | 0.005% |
| Zahir | 20. | 2448. | 175 | 0.005% |