Meaning and history
Zachary is the usual English form of Zacharias, used in some English versions of the New Testament. The name has been in use since the Middle Ages but did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation, and it was borne by the American military commander and president Zachary Taylor (1784–1850).
20062006: 11,013 births, rank #33
2007: 10,217 births, rank #42
2008: 9,235 births, rank #47
2009: 8,091 births, rank #53
2010: 7,184 births, rank #61
20112011: 6,811 births, rank #64
2012: 6,263 births, rank #67
2013: 5,775 births, rank #73
2014: 5,188 births, rank #82
2015: 4,866 births, rank #88
20162016: 4,576 births, rank #89
2017: 3,822 births, rank #103
2018: 3,577 births, rank #107
2019: 3,084 births, rank #124
2020: 2,729 births, rank #135
20212021: 2,598 births, rank #144
2022: 2,263 births, rank #165
2023: 2,128 births, rank #171
2024: 1,844 births, rank #194
20252025: 1,646 births, rank #216
Zachary moved from #194 to #216 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1993, with 25,538 births.