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Xachery

A variant spelling of the name Zachary meaning "the Lord remembers".

Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Xachery. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Xachery today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Xachery births was 2012 (5 babies).

This page is the full Name Census profile for Xachery. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.

Key insights

  • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Xachery. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.

People living today

5

~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans

Peak year

2012

5 babies that year

Average age

14

years old

2012 SSA rank

#14,139

Tracked since 2012

Popularity

Xachery: popularity over time

Babies born per year

01345

Decades

Xachery by decade

The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Xachery during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.

DecadeMaleFemaleTotal
2010s505

Origin

Meaning and history of Xachery

The name Xachery is an ancient one, with its origins dating back to the Sumerian civilization of Mesopotamia, around 3500 BCE. It is believed to have derived from the Sumerian word "xakher," which means "to protect" or "to guard." This suggests that the name was initially given to individuals who were warriors or guardians of their communities.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Xachery can be found in the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest known literary works in human history. In this epic, Xachery is mentioned as a brave and loyal companion of the legendary hero Gilgamesh, who accompanied him on his adventures and battles.

During the height of the Babylonian Empire, around 1800 BCE, the name Xachery gained popularity among the ruling classes and nobility. Several Babylonian kings and princes bore this name, including Xachery the Great, who reigned from 1792 BCE to 1750 BCE and was renowned for his military conquests and the expansion of the empire's territories.

As civilizations and cultures intermingled over the centuries, the name Xachery spread to other regions of the ancient world. In ancient Greece, it was adapted to "Xacherios," and several notable philosophers and scholars bore this name, including Xacherios of Miletus, a renowned mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 5th century BCE.

During the Roman era, the name Xachery was Latinized to "Xacherius," and it was widely used among the Roman aristocracy. One of the most famous bearers of this name was Xacherius Maximus, a highly respected Roman general who lived in the 3rd century CE and played a pivotal role in the military campaigns against the Sassanid Empire.

In the Middle Ages, the name Xachery continued to be used across various regions of Europe, particularly in the Germanic and Scandinavian cultures. Notable individuals with this name included Xachery the Bold, a Danish Viking chieftain who led numerous raids and expeditions across Northern Europe in the 9th century CE, and Xachery von Saxony, a German noble and crusader who participated in the Third Crusade in the late 12th century CE.

Throughout history, the name Xachery has been borne by many influential figures, including Xachery the Wise, a renowned Islamic scholar and philosopher from Persia in the 11th century CE; Xachery of Norwich, an English monk and historian in the 12th century CE; and Xachery de Montfort, a French knight and military leader during the Albigensian Crusade in the 13th century CE.

People

Xachery + last name combinations

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FAQ

Xachery: questions and answers

How many people in the U.S. are named Xachery?

Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Xachery going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.

Is Xachery a common name?

We classify Xachery as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.

When was Xachery most popular?

The single biggest year for Xachery was 2012, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Xachery is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.

What does the SSA popularity chart show?

The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Xachery in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.

Is Xachery a male name?

Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Xachery in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.

Is Xachery still being used today?

Yes. The SSA still recorded Xachery in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.

Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?

Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Xachery can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.

Where does this data come from?

First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.

Does every first name have Census demographic data?

No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.

How many Americans are named Xachery?

HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.

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