How Many People Are Named Zackary?
An estimated 30,781 people in the United States have the first name Zackary. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Zackary peaked in popularity in 2001 with 1,386 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zackary 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 Zackary paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
30,781
About 1 in 11,135 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2001
1,386 births
Total Registered
31,476
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zackary
Zackary is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 31,476 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zackary as a male name
Ranked #1,420 in 2024
130 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (1,386 births)
Zackary as a female name
Ranked #11,727 in 1992
7 female births in 1992
Peak: 1992 (7 births)
Zackary: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zackary span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 11,382 babies were registered. Zackary has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zackary by Decade
How has Zackary 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.
Zackary by State
Birth registrations for Zackary span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Vermont, North Dakota, Wyoming. On average, about 581 Zackarys were registered per state.
Zackary + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zackary as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zackary: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zackary?
We estimate approximately 30,781 people named Zackary 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 11,135 Americans share this first name.
Is Zackary a common name?
Zackary is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 31,476 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zackary most popular?
Zackary reached peak popularity in 2001, when 1,386 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zackary is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zackary a male name?
Zackary is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zackary Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zackary Smith, Zackary Johnson, Zackary 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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