How Many People Are Named Zacary?
An estimated 1,114 people in the United States have the first name Zacary. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Zacary peaked in popularity in 2000 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zacary as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zacary paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,114
About 1 in 307,679 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2000
67 births
Total Registered
1,137
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zacary
Zacary is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,137 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zacary as a male name
Ranked #12,265 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (67 births)
Zacary: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zacary span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 452 babies were registered. Zacary has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zacary by Decade
How has Zacary tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zacary by State
Birth registrations for Zacary span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Florida. The lowest are in Ohio, Texas, Florida. On average, about 28 Zacarys were registered per state.
Zacary + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zacary as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zacary: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zacary?
We estimate approximately 1,114 people named Zacary are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 307,679 Americans share this first name.
Is Zacary a common name?
Zacary is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,137 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zacary most popular?
Zacary reached peak popularity in 2000, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zacary is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zacary a male name?
Zacary is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zacary Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zacary Smith, Zacary Johnson, Zacary Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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