Zachary · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Zachary.

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Its story

Popularity since 1960

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 50 recorded years as a table

Zachary, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1960	2
1968	4
1970	3
1972	4
1974	3
1975	5
1976	6
1977	12
1978	14
1979	17
1980	17
1981	18
1982	24
1983	23
1984	33
1985	45
1986	51
1987	48
1988	59
1989	37
1990	30
1991	25
1992	29
1993	29
1994	30
1995	31
1996	23
1997	19
1998	24
1999	17
2000	21
2001	19
2002	14
2003	11
2004	38
2005	11
2006	11
2007	6
2008	6
2009	5
2010	6
2011	4
2012	5
2013	3
2014	4
2015	3
2016	5
2017	3
2019	4
2022	3

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Zachary isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2022: 5
Rank in 2022: #15,306
How rare: 1 in 328,026 girls
Since 1960: 1,529

Zachary was last recorded in 2022. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1988, at 59 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Zachary doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.