How Many People Are Named Zakary?
An estimated 5,486 people in the United States have the first name Zakary. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Zakary peaked in popularity in 2002 with 266 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zakary 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 Zakary paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,486
About 1 in 62,478 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2002
266 births
Total Registered
5,595
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zakary
Zakary is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,595 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zakary as a male name
Ranked #4,686 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (266 births)
Zakary: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zakary span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,111 babies were registered. Zakary has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zakary by Decade
How has Zakary 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.
Zakary by State
Birth registrations for Zakary span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Nevada, New Mexico, Montana. On average, about 99 Zakarys were registered per state.
Zakary + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zakary as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zakary: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zakary?
We estimate approximately 5,486 people named Zakary 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 62,478 Americans share this first name.
Is Zakary a common name?
Zakary is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,595 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zakary most popular?
Zakary reached peak popularity in 2002, when 266 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zakary is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zakary a male name?
Zakary is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zakary Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zakary Smith, Zakary Johnson, Zakary 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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