Fun Facts About the Name Zachary
- An all-time favorite: U.S. records show 551,735 boys named Zachary from 1880 through 2025.
- An established favorite: Zachary held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 41 consecutive years, from 1976 through 2016.
- More than 553 thousand babies named Zachary: U.S. records list 553,264 babies given the name Zachary from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,529 girls received the name Zachary - about 1 girl for every 361 boys.
What Does the Name Zachary Mean?
Zachary is an English form of a Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh has remembered," often rendered "the Lord has remembered." The Hebrew name is Zekharyah (זְכַרְיָה), built from zakhar, "to remember," and Yah, a short form of the divine name Yahweh. A longer Hebrew form, Zekharyahu, contains the same elements. Greek rendered the name as Zacharias, which Latin kept as Zacharias. English Zachary belongs to the same family as Zechariah and Zacharias; those forms are more direct transliterations of the Hebrew and Greek, while Zachary is a later English development.
Zachary Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name behind Zachary appears in the Hebrew Bible. The prophet Zechariah, whose book is one of the twelve minor prophets, bears the name in its Hebrew form. In the Greek Septuagint and the New Testament, the name is written Zacharias; in the Gospel of Luke, Zacharias is the father of John the Baptist. The Latin Bible used Zacharias, and from Latin the name passed into western European languages.
In English, Zechariah is the usual spelling for the Old Testament prophet in many modern translations, while Zacharias is kept for the New Testament priest. Zachary developed as an English given name from the same tradition; it is not a separate biblical spelling but an English form of the name. Later bearers include Pope Zachary in the eighth century and Zachary Taylor, the twelfth president of the United States.
How Popular is the Name Zachary?
Zachary remained among the top 100 boy names in the U.S. from 1976 to 2016. Its highest annual birth count was in 1993, and people born that year turn 33 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #17,689 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #15,487 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #18,365 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #11,753 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #19,042 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,038 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #16,471 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #13,438 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #14,793 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #11,221 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #11,435 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #10,067 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #10,803 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #6,347 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #6,242 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #2,445 | 70 | 0.0038% |
| 2003 | #5,790 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #4,762 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #3,862 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2000 | #3,524 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1999 | #3,893 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1998 | #3,011 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1997 | #3,545 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1996 | #2,965 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1995 | #2,393 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 1994 | #2,411 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 1993 | #2,413 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 1992 | #2,458 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 1991 | #2,619 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1990 | #2,257 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 1989 | #1,909 | 69 | 0.0037% |
| 1988 | #1,367 | 105 | 0.0059% |
| 1987 | #1,530 | 84 | 0.0048% |
| 1986 | #1,465 | 87 | 0.0051% |
| 1985 | #1,574 | 77 | 0.0045% |
| 1984 | #1,904 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 1983 | #2,432 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 1982 | #2,413 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 1981 | #2,985 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1980 | #3,067 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1979 | #3,076 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1978 | #3,635 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1977 | #3,911 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1976 | #6,606 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #7,978 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #10,244 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #8,283 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #7,989 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #6,243 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #7,318 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #216 | 1,646 | 0.0964% |
| 2024 | #194 | 1,835 | 0.1070% |
| 2023 | #171 | 2,122 | 0.1242% |
| 2022 | #165 | 2,261 | 0.1296% |
| 2021 | #144 | 2,596 | 0.1485% |
| 2020 | #135 | 2,726 | 0.1580% |
| 2019 | #124 | 3,083 | 0.1719% |
| 2018 | #107 | 3,575 | 0.1969% |
| 2017 | #103 | 3,821 | 0.2065% |
| 2016 | #89 | 4,576 | 0.2412% |
| 2015 | #88 | 4,865 | 0.2539% |
| 2014 | #82 | 5,187 | 0.2701% |
| 2013 | #73 | 5,774 | 0.3053% |
| 2012 | #67 | 6,263 | 0.3302% |
| 2011 | #64 | 6,810 | 0.3586% |
| 2010 | #61 | 7,184 | 0.3745% |
| 2009 | #53 | 8,091 | 0.4080% |
| 2008 | #47 | 9,235 | 0.4527% |
| 2007 | #42 | 10,217 | 0.4923% |
| 2006 | #33 | 11,013 | 0.5359% |
| 2005 | #29 | 12,288 | 0.6153% |
| 2004 | #26 | 13,712 | 0.6908% |
| 2003 | #20 | 15,540 | 0.7867% |
| 2002 | #19 | 16,622 | 0.8562% |
| 2001 | #16 | 18,185 | 0.9360% |
| 2000 | #15 | 19,852 | 1.0108% |
| 1999 | #17 | 19,982 | 1.0407% |
| 1998 | #16 | 20,580 | 1.0767% |
| 1997 | #13 | 21,928 | 1.1632% |
| 1996 | #14 | 22,368 | 1.1808% |
| 1995 | #14 | 23,129 | 1.2150% |
| 1994 | #12 | 25,137 | 1.3011% |
| 1993 | #15 | 25,537 | 1.3021% |
| 1992 | #16 | 24,800 | 1.2416% |
| 1991 | #22 | 21,387 | 1.0586% |
| 1990 | #22 | 20,432 | 0.9948% |
| 1989 | #25 | 18,078 | 0.9035% |
| 1988 | #29 | 15,871 | 0.8291% |
| 1987 | #33 | 13,203 | 0.7072% |
| 1986 | #38 | 11,727 | 0.6368% |
| 1985 | #39 | 11,346 | 0.6139% |
| 1984 | #45 | 9,065 | 0.5022% |
| 1983 | #50 | 7,309 | 0.4077% |
| 1982 | #55 | 6,140 | 0.3384% |
| 1981 | #63 | 4,846 | 0.2705% |
| 1980 | #72 | 4,245 | 0.2379% |
| 1979 | #74 | 4,156 | 0.2414% |
| 1978 | #89 | 3,129 | 0.1906% |
| 1977 | #95 | 2,777 | 0.1690% |
| 1976 | #96 | 2,646 | 0.1686% |
| 1975 | #145 | 1,688 | 0.1081% |
| 1974 | #179 | 1,275 | 0.0811% |
| 1973 | #197 | 1,136 | 0.0729% |
| 1972 | #221 | 1,001 | 0.0617% |
| 1971 | #289 | 701 | 0.0396% |
| 1970 | #342 | 559 | 0.0301% |
| 1969 | #382 | 419 | 0.0234% |
| 1968 | #416 | 340 | 0.0196% |
| 1967 | #402 | 364 | 0.0209% |
| 1966 | #420 | 330 | 0.0185% |
| 1965 | #436 | 313 | 0.0168% |
| 1964 | #441 | 333 | 0.0167% |
| 1963 | #440 | 327 | 0.0161% |
| 1962 | #434 | 339 | 0.0164% |
| 1961 | #414 | 369 | 0.0174% |
| 1960 | #433 | 345 | 0.0162% |
| 1959 | #485 | 262 | 0.0123% |
| 1958 | #503 | 237 | 0.0112% |
| 1957 | #454 | 289 | 0.0134% |
| 1956 | #461 | 270 | 0.0128% |
| 1955 | #444 | 280 | 0.0136% |
| 1954 | #515 | 200 | 0.0098% |
| 1953 | #563 | 161 | 0.0082% |
| 1952 | #539 | 171 | 0.0088% |
| 1951 | #559 | 151 | 0.0080% |
| 1950 | #554 | 149 | 0.0083% |
| 1949 | #668 | 107 | 0.0060% |
| 1948 | #704 | 91 | 0.0052% |
| 1947 | #835 | 70 | 0.0038% |
| 1946 | #966 | 49 | 0.0030% |
| 1945 | #1,580 | 19 | 0.0014% |
| 1944 | #2,466 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #2,072 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1942 | #1,945 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1941 | #2,655 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #1,572 | 20 | 0.0017% |
| 1939 | #1,878 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1938 | #1,899 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1937 | #1,687 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1936 | #2,626 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1935 | #2,125 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1934 | #2,392 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #1,995 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1932 | #1,847 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1931 | #2,100 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1930 | #1,963 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1929 | #1,792 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1928 | #2,268 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1927 | #2,406 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1926 | #1,659 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1925 | #1,744 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1924 | #2,472 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #1,813 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1922 | #2,798 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #1,902 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1920 | #2,129 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1919 | #1,751 | 20 | 0.0020% |
| 1918 | #2,697 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1917 | #2,728 | 10 | 0.0011% |
| 1916 | #1,848 | 17 | 0.0019% |
| 1915 | #2,069 | 14 | 0.0016% |
| 1914 | #2,100 | 11 | 0.0017% |
| 1913 | #1,254 | 18 | 0.0035% |
| 1912 | #2,044 | 8 | 0.0019% |
| 1900 | #1,309 | 6 | 0.0040% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
