Masculine dossier · first seen 1900
Zachary
Endangered
Down 93.6% from peak
Peak era
1993
Peak births
25,538
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Zachary
How many people are named Zachary?
An estimated 535,224 living Americans are named Zachary.
How rare is Zachary?
Zachary is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,646 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 93.6% from its 1993 peak.
How old is the typical Zachary?
The median age of a living American named Zachary is approximately 30 years, with most bearers falling between 23 and 36 years old.
Is Zachary still popular?
No. Zachary is endangered as a baby name, down 93.6% from its 1993 peak with 1,646 births in 2025.
Where is Zachary most common?
Zachary has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 3.3× more often than the national baseline.
1900Peak 19932025
Peak year
1993
Decline from peak
93.6%
2025
1,646
All-time
551,752
Where it lives now
Zachary is most concentrated in Colorado — about 2.7× the national rate in the 1970s.
States where Zachary is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.