How popular is the name Zackary?

Zackary ranks 552nd among boys' names in US records, with 38,629 births since 1921. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,652.

Is Zackary a unisex name?

No. Zackary is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2001, when 1,661 children were given the name. It has been in use for 104 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Zakary, Zacharie, Zackarie, Zakarie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#552 of boy names

Pronounced Z AE1 K EH1 R IY0 (ARPABET)

Zackary is a boys' name, and first appears in 1921. It has been given to 38,629 children — the 552nd most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 72% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2001, when 1,661 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Zakary, Zacharie, Zackarie and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

2001Boys: 1,661Girls: 0

These spellings sound identical to Zackary and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Zackary?: Zackary ranks 552nd among boys' names in US records, with 38,629 births since 1921. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,652.
Is Zackary a unisex name?: No. Zackary is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Zackary most popular?: 2001, when 1,661 children were given the name. It has been in use for 104 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Zackary spelled?: Zakary, Zacharie, Zackarie, Zakarie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.