Is Zachary a boy or girl name?
Zachary is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,835 boys were named Zachary, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 551,618 US babies named Zachary were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #194
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Zachary since 1900
- 551,618
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 25,590 babies
Boys and girls named Zachary, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 109 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 168 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 142 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 404 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,170 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 3,479 | 12 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 19,068 | 101 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 101,830 | 617 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 225,280 | 467 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 134,755 | 263 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 51,138 | 64 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 11,540 | 5 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,835 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 2,122 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 2,261 | #165 | 5 | #17,689 |
| 2021 | 2,596 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 2,726 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3,083 | #124 | 6 | #15,487 |
| 2018 | 3,575 | #107 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3,821 | #103 | 5 | #18,365 |
| 2016 | 4,576 | #89 | 9 | #11,753 |
| 2015 | 4,865 | #88 | 5 | #19,042 |
| 2014 | 5,187 | #82 | 8 | #13,038 |
| 2013 | 5,774 | #73 | 6 | #16,471 |
| 2012 | 6,263 | #67 | 8 | #13,438 |
| 2011 | 6,810 | #64 | 7 | #14,793 |
| 2010 | 7,184 | #61 | 10 | #11,221 |
| 2009 | 8,091 | #53 | 10 | #11,435 |
| 2008 | 9,235 | #47 | 12 | #10,067 |
| 2007 | 10,217 | #42 | 11 | #10,803 |
| 2006 | 11,013 | #33 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2005 | 12,288 | #29 | 20 | #6,242 |
| 2004 | 13,712 | #26 | 70 | #2,445 |
| 2003 | 15,540 | #20 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 16,622 | #19 | 26 | #4,762 |
| 2001 | 18,185 | #16 | 34 | #3,862 |
| 2000 | 19,852 | #15 | 38 | #3,524 |
| 1999 | 19,982 | #17 | 31 | #3,893 |
| 1998 | 20,580 | #16 | 43 | #3,011 |
| 1997 | 21,928 | #13 | 33 | #3,545 |
| 1996 | 22,368 | #14 | 41 | #2,965 |
| 1995 | 23,129 | #14 | 55 | #2,393 |
| 1994 | 25,137 | #12 | 54 | #2,411 |
| 1993 | 25,537 | #15 | 53 | #2,413 |
| 1992 | 24,800 | #16 | 53 | #2,458 |
| 1991 | 21,387 | #22 | 47 | #2,619 |
| 1990 | 20,432 | #22 | 57 | #2,257 |
| 1989 | 18,078 | #25 | 69 | #1,909 |
| 1988 | 15,871 | #29 | 105 | #1,367 |
| 1987 | 13,203 | #33 | 84 | #1,530 |
| 1986 | 11,727 | #38 | 87 | #1,465 |
| 1985 | 11,346 | #39 | 77 | #1,574 |
| 1984 | 9,065 | #45 | 56 | #1,904 |
| 1983 | 7,309 | #50 | 39 | #2,432 |
| 1982 | 6,140 | #55 | 41 | #2,413 |
| 1981 | 4,846 | #63 | 30 | #2,985 |
| 1980 | 4,245 | #72 | 29 | #3,067 |
| 1979 | 4,156 | #74 | 28 | #3,076 |
| 1978 | 3,129 | #89 | 21 | #3,635 |
| 1977 | 2,777 | #95 | 19 | #3,911 |
| 1976 | 2,646 | #96 | 9 | #6,606 |
| 1975 | 1,688 | #145 | 7 | #7,978 |
| 1974 | 1,275 | #179 | 5 | #10,244 |
| 1973 | 1,136 | #197 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 1,001 | #221 | 6 | #8,283 |
| 1971 | 701 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 559 | #342 | 6 | #7,989 |
| 1969 | 419 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 340 | #416 | 7 | #6,243 |
| 1967 | 364 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 330 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 313 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 333 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 327 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 339 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 369 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 345 | #433 | 5 | #7,318 |
| 1959 | 262 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 237 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 289 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 270 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 280 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 200 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 161 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 171 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 151 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 149 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 107 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 91 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 70 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 49 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,466 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,072 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,945 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,655 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,626 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,125 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,392 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,995 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,406 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,472 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,798 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,902 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,129 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,697 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,728 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 17 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,069 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zachary reached #12 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #1,367 in 1988. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zachary
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.