How Many People Are Named Zach?
An estimated 2,628 people in the United States have the first name Zach. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Zach peaked in popularity in 2007 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zach 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 Zach paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,628
About 1 in 130,424 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2007
86 births
Total Registered
2,752
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zach
Zach is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,752 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zach as a male name
Ranked #2,434 in 2024
57 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (86 births)
Zach: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zach span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 729 babies were registered. While Zach is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zach by Decade
How has Zach 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.
Zach by State
Birth registrations for Zach span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts. On average, about 59 Zachs were registered per state.
Zach + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zach as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zach
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zach: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zach?
We estimate approximately 2,628 people named Zach 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 130,424 Americans share this first name.
Is Zach a common name?
Zach is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,752 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zach most popular?
Zach reached peak popularity in 2007, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zach is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zach a male name?
Zach is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zach Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zach Smith, Zach Johnson, Zach 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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