How Many People Are Named Zachary Taylor?

There are approximately 1,299 people named Zachary Taylor living in the United States today. That makes this name combination common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 263,860 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Zachary with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Taylor. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1,299

1 in 263,860 Americans

Combination Rarity

Common

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Zachary

Last Name

Taylor

Zachary: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Zachary. The peak year was 1993 with 25,590 births. The average person named Zachary today is 29 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Zachary

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Zachary in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Zachary rose or fell over time.

White

83.89%

Black

3.24%

Hispanic

6.14%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.58%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.55%

Two or More Races

4.60%

Ancestry of the Taylor Surname

The surname Taylor was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Taylor in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

62.75%

Black

27.60%

Hispanic

3.49%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.66%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.72%

Two or More Races

4.78%

How we calculated this

The first name "Zachary" has an estimated frequency of 0.157% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Taylor" appears at a rate of 242.14 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Zachary are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1,299 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Zachary

Zachary Smith Zachary Johnson Zachary Williams Zachary Brown Zachary Jones Zachary Garcia Zachary Davis

Other people with the surname Taylor

Michael Taylor James Taylor John Taylor David Taylor Robert Taylor William Taylor Christopher Taylor Joseph Taylor

Zachary Taylor: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Zachary Taylor?

We estimate approximately 1,299 people named Zachary Taylor are alive in the United States today. The first name Zachary is shared by 536,589 Americans, and the surname Taylor is shared by 829,952.

How rare is the name Zachary Taylor?

This name combination is classified as Common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 263,860 Americans. The first name Zachary is very common and the surname Taylor is very common.

Is Zachary a male or female name?

Zachary is predominantly male, with 99.7% of bearers being male and 0.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 1993 and the average bearer today is 29 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Zachary?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Zachary was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (83.89%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (6.14%) and Two or More Races (4.60%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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