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Zachary

806,062births recorded
22Countries
32Variants
2001Peak · Québec
#71Québec 2025

Zachary is a boy name family recorded 806,062 times in 22 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Québec (#71 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Québec in 2001, at 1,376.5 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Zakaria (France), Zakhar (Kazakhstan).

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

Rank in countries that publish top lists only

All forms of Zachary

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Zachary English 553,281 🇺🇸 United States #216 1993 ▼ 62 %
Zachary English 30,065 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #75 2013 ▼ 48 %
Zachary English 15,825 🇨🇦 Ontario #114 1994 ▼ 59 %
Zachary English 10,340 🇨🇦 Québec #71 2001 ▼ 57 %
Zachary English 7,481 🇦🇺 New South Wales – 1998 –
Zachary English 4,797 🇨🇦 Alberta #75 1999 ▼ 36 %
Zackary French 31,600 🇺🇸 United States #1509 2001 ▼ 60 %
Zackary French 2,755 🇨🇦 Québec #201 2010 ▼ 73 %
Zackary French 1,503 🇨🇦 Ontario #794 2001 ▼ 54 %
Zackary French 1,181 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #1066 2011 ▼ 27 %
Zackary French 820 🇫🇷 France #1459 2018 ▼ 16 %
Zackary French 368 🇨🇦 Alberta – 2001 –
Zachariah English 31,275 🇺🇸 United States #536 1992 ▼ 17 %
Zachariah English 3,357 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #346 2023 ▲ 30 %
Zachariah English 657 🇨🇦 Ontario #794 1994 ▲ 24 %
Zachariah English 223 🇨🇦 Alberta #809 2018 ▼ 20 %
Zachariah English 144 🇨🇦 British Columbia – 2003 –
Zachariah English 84 🇦🇺 South Australia – 2003 –
Zakaria French 14,790 🇫🇷 France #133 2023 ▶ 1 %
Zakaria French 3,349 🇺🇸 United States #1520 2011 ▼ 9 %
Zakaria French 2,742 🇧🇪 Belgium #172 2003 ▼ 26 %
Zakaria French 2,261 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #522 2024 ▼ 11 %
Zakaria French 1,247 🇨🇦 Québec #132 2025 ▲ 22 %
Zakaria French 971 🇪🇸 Catalonia #176 2010 ▼ 17 %
Zakariya English 5,868 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #120 2024 ▲ 90 %
Zakariya English 3,110 🇫🇷 France #309 2024 ▲ 65 %
Zakariya English 2,558 🇺🇸 United States #1128 2025 ▲ 73 %
Zakariya English 526 🇨🇦 Ontario #419 2023 ▲ 13 %
Zakariya English 386 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan #448 2025 –
Zakariya English 379 🇧🇪 Belgium #415 2025 ▲ 64 %
Zakary French 5,613 🇺🇸 United States #5208 2002 ▼ 74 %
Zakary French 1,267 🇨🇦 Québec #499 2006 ▼ 72 %
Zakary French 870 🇫🇷 France #1428 2008 ▲ 5 %
Zakary French 556 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #2659 2011 ▼ 48 %
Zakary French 258 🇨🇦 Ontario – 2008 –
Zakary French 39 🇨🇦 Alberta – 1997 –
Zacharie French 5,780 🇫🇷 France #390 2013 ▼ 8 %
Zacharie French 1,150 🇺🇸 United States #12008 1994 ▼ 44 %
Zacharie French 983 🇨🇦 Québec – 2000 –
Zacharie French 257 🇨🇦 Ontario – 2003 –
Zacharie French 194 🇧🇪 Belgium #1199 2007 ▶ 1 %
Zacharie French 140 🇨🇭 Switzerland #668 2001 ▲ 39 %
Zakhar Russian 5,472 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan #199 2019 ▼ 33 %
Zakhar Russian 196 🇵🇱 Poland #180 2025 –
Zakhar Russian 66 🇺🇸 United States #6446 2024 new
Zakhar Russian 19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #3657 2023 –
Zakhar Russian 10 🇫🇷 France – 2022 –
Zacarias Spanish 3,633 🇦🇷 Argentina #1204 1924 ▼ 13 %
Zacarias Spanish 1,132 🇺🇸 United States #2884 2025 ▲ 26 %
Zacarias Spanish 21 🇪🇸 Catalonia – 1999 –
Zacarias Spanish 10 🇫🇷 France – 2011 –
Zacarias Spanish 5 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales – 2017 –
Zakari French 2,729 🇺🇸 United States #1060 2023 ▲ 232 %
Zakari French 620 🇫🇷 France #2985 2016 ▲ 26 %
Zakari French 115 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #2659 2024 ▲ 96 %
Zakari French 51 🇨🇦 Québec – 2008 –
Zacharias Swedish 2,074 🇺🇸 United States #3848 2016 ▼ 59 %
Zacharias Swedish 804 🇸🇪 Sweden #228 2022 ▲ 106 %
Zacharias Swedish 462 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #3240 2008 ▼ 39 %
Zacharias Swedish 41 🇦🇹 Austria – 2016 –
Zacharias Swedish 10 🇫🇷 France – 1994 –
Zacharias Swedish 5 🇨🇭 Switzerland – 2021 –

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in Québec correlates closely with Zachary's.

  1. 1Juliana
  2. 2Emmy
  3. 3Xavier
  4. 4Meganne
  5. 5Coralie
  6. 6Melody

How we grouped these names

  • Zachary ↔ Zacharie — checked by hand
  • Zachary ↔ Zacarias — checked by hand
  • Zachary ↔ Zakhar — checked by hand
  • Zachary ↔ Zachariah — checked by hand
  • Zachary ↔ Zacharias — checked by hand
  • Zachariah ↔ Zakaria — spelling variant
  • Zachariah ↔ Zakariya — spelling variant
  • Zachariah ↔ Zacharia — spelling variant
  • Zachariah ↔ Zakarya — spelling variant
  • Zachariah ↔ Zakariah — spelling variant
  • Zachariah ↔ Zackariah — spelling variant
  • Zachariah ↔ Zakariyya — spelling variant
  • Zachariah ↔ Zackaria — spelling variant
  • Zachariah ↔ Zakariyah — spelling variant

Questions about Zachary

How popular is the name Zachary?

In 2025 it ranked #71 in Québec. Official registers record 806,062 births across 22 countries.

What is Zachary in other languages?

Zackary (French); Zachariah (English); Zakaria (French); Zakariya (English); Zakary (French); Zacharie (French); Zakhar (Russian); Zacarias (Spanish); Zakari (French); Zacharias (Swedish).

When was Zachary most popular?

It peaked in Québec in 2001, at 1,376.5 births per 100,000.

Is Zachary a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Zachary is a boy name.