boy's name

Zachery

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 32,216

Scotland

#848

2016 births

Zachery is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1993, when 1,903 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 80,867 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1948.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Zachery over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

14,599
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Zachery by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 11
1950s 167
1960s 329
1970s 993
1980s 5,403
1990s 14,599
2000s 6,605
2010s 1,471
2020s (to 2025) 296

How popular is Zachery?

In 2025, Zachery was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Zachery is used

Scotland #848 3 in 2016
Ireland #917 3 in 2021
England & Wales #2,895 8 in 2025
United States #3,025 41 in 2025
Canada #3,052 6 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Zachery

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Zachery also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zachery over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Zachery

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zachery — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Zachery

How popular is the name Zachery?

In 2025, Zachery was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Zachery a girl's or a boy's name?

Zachery is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Zachery?

Zachery has 3 syllables.

When was Zachery most popular?

Zachery peaked in 1993, when 1,903 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Zachery a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zachery currently ranks #2,895 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.