Zachary
The English form of Zacharias, itself from the Hebrew Zekharyah, 'Yahweh remembers'. It belongs to a prophet and, in the Gospels, to John the Baptist's father.
Zachary in 2025
Zachary was given to 1,646 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 418th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,014 babies born.
The history of Zachary
Zachary reached its highest point in 1993, when 25,591 babies were given the name, ranking 18th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 15th, in 1994.
Across the 126 years of records since 1900, 553,281 babies have been named Zachary. Half of them were born before 1996, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Zachary by decade
| Decade | Babies named Zachary | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | 2,961 |
| 1910s | 109 | 2,528 |
| 1920s | 168 | 3,319 |
| 1930s | 142 | 3,350 |
| 1940s | 404 | 1,473 |
| 1950s | 2,169 | 976 |
| 1960s | 3,488 | 846 |
| 1970s | 19,161 | 149 |
| 1980s | 102,435 | 37 |
| 1990s | 225,757 | 15 |
| 2000s | 135,019 | 19 |
| 2010s | 51,210 | 82 |
| 2020s | 13,213 | 242 |
Where Zachary is heading
Zachary has fallen 66% over the past decade, from 4,871 babies in 2015 to 1,646 in 2025.
Names like Zachary
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Zachary.