Zachary

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Zachary is a male given name, a variant of Zechariah โ€“ the name of several biblical characters.

From Wikipedia

Zachary first appears in the data in 1987 and has been recorded in 38 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 1,018 babies (rank #46 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Zachary

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Zachary yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

13,821
Total babies (all years)
38
Years in the data
1,018
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
198738#112
1988192#67
1989251#57
1990240#62
1991282#54
1992301#52
1993358#50
1994472#32
1995505#31
1996516#29
1997454#35
1998529#28
1999476#31
2000504#28
2001466#30
2002453#30
2003423#33
2004410#35
2005434#32
2006228#43
2007217#45
2008308#51
2009331#49
2010295#52
2011318#46
2012349#47
2013351#43
2014346#50
2015901#56
20161,018#46
2017412#58
2018376#62
2019352#75
2020254#83
2021122#97
2022145#90
202392#104
2024102#103