Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Zachary

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Remembrance Of The Lord
The Lord remembered

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Presidential
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Zachary

Pronunciation

z(a)-cha-ry

Famous People

Actor Zachary Scott, Actor Zachary Quinto, President Zachary Taylor, Actor Zachery Ty Bryan

Celebrity Babies

Son of Elton John, Son of Cheryl Tiegs, Son of John Denver, Son of Elizabeth Vargas

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #15, 25,533 births); most recent 2025 (rank #216, 1,646 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #1354, 105 births); most recent 2022 (rank #15292, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,646–
20241,835–
20232,122–
20222,2615
20212,596–
20202,726–
20193,0836
20183,575–
20173,8215
20164,5769

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #39, 1,780 births); most recent 2025 (rank #75, 703 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025703
2024760
2023889
2022994
20211,146
20201,155
20191,295
20181,265
20171,385
20161,670

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #436, 128 births); most recent 2023 (rank #671, 62 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202362
202276
202177
202088
2019100
201879
2017100
201689
2015107
2014120

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #161, 41 births); most recent 2025 (rank #210, 22 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202522
202428
202328
202225
202123
202031
201925
201817
201729
201628

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #96, 73 births); most recent 2025 (rank #129, 35 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202535
202439
202328
202254
202152
202043
201938
201847
201752
201667

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #87, 37 births); most recent 2025 (rank #185, 11 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202511
202417
202326
202223
202127
202022
201927
201825
201722
201625

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #24, 187 births); most recent 2023 (rank #91, 38 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202338
202248
202136
202060
201955
201867
201757
201659
201584
201484

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence