Zakary Boy
How popular is Zakary?
#5,207 boy name in 2025
18 baby boys were named Zakary in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name.
Zakary popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,207 for boys (▼ 640 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 18 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-77% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,895 in 2015, #3,200 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2002 (266 boys) |
| Highest rank | #684 in 2002 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zakary counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Zackary family of names ranked #619 for boys in 2025 (#577 the year before), with 426 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Zackary | 116 | 27% |
| Zakari | 206 | 48% |
| Zacari | 61 | 14% |
| Zakary | 18 | 4% |
| Zakarri | 9 | 2% |
| Zahkari | 16 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Zakary is most popular
Babies named Zakary per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Zakary by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129 | #1,833 |
| 1980s | 484 | #1,013 |
| 1990s | 1,881 | #707 |
| 2000s | 2,111 | #684 |
| 2010s | 842 | #1,322 |
| 2020s | 166 | #3,179 |
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Questions
- Is Zakary a boy or girl name?
- Zakary is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Zakary were boys.
- How popular is the name Zakary?
- 18 baby boys were named Zakary in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name.
- When was Zakary most popular?
- Zakary peaked in 2002, when 266 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #684 in 2002.
- How many people are named Zakary?
- 5,613 babies have been named Zakary in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,483 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
- Where is Zakary most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zakary was most common in Tennessee, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.