Zacharey
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord remembers".
Name Census estimates that about 435 living Americans carry the first name Zacharey. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Zacharey today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zacharey births was 1995 (33 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zacharey. 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.
People living today
435
~ 1 in 787,941 Americans
Peak year
1995
33 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2013 SSA rank
#14,009
Tracked since 1983
Census
Zacharey in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 351 people with the first name Zacharey, which placed it at #26,494 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#26,494
National first-name rank
People counted
351
351 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Zacharey
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zacharey is White at 78.6%. The next largest groups are Black (8.5%) and Hispanic (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Zacharey described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Zacharey at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.6% · 276
- Black or African American8.5% · 30
- Hispanic or Latino5.1% · 18
- Two or more races4.8% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 5
Popularity
Zacharey: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zacharey from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 237 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zacharey 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 Zacharey during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Zacharey
The name Zacharey is a variant spelling of the Hebrew name Zechariah, which is derived from the elements "zachar" meaning "to remember" and "Yah" referring to the Hebrew God. The name can be traced back to the Biblical period, around the 5th century BCE, when it was borne by the prophet Zechariah, one of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible.
Zechariah's prophetic teachings are recorded in the Book of Zechariah, where he urges the people of Judah to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem after their return from the Babylonian exile. The name gained popularity among Jews during this time as a symbol of remembrance and devotion to God.
In the New Testament, the name is given to Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, who is described as a priest of the sons of Aaron. This connection to an important figure in the early Christian tradition likely contributed to the widespread use of the name among Christians in subsequent centuries.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the variant spelling "Zacharey" can be found in the 16th century, when it was used by English Puritan settlers in North America. Zacharey Brigden, born in 1601 in England, was among the first to bear this spelling when he immigrated to Massachusetts in the 1630s.
Throughout history, the name Zacharey has been borne by notable figures in various fields. Zacharey Field (1619-1688) was an English Puritan minister and author who emigrated to America and served as a pastor in Massachusetts. Zacharey Crofton (1626-1672) was an English nonconformist minister and author known for his theological writings.
In the realm of politics, Zacharey Taylor (1784-1850) was a prominent American military leader who served as the 12th President of the United States from 1849 to 1850. Zacharey Chandler (1813-1879) was a prominent American politician who served as a Senator from Michigan and as Secretary of the Interior under President Ulysses S. Grant.
While the spelling "Zacharey" has remained relatively uncommon compared to the more traditional forms like Zachary or Zechariah, it has persisted as a distinct variant, particularly in English-speaking countries with historical ties to Puritanism and the early American colonies.
People
Zacharey + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zacharey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Z
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Zacharey: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zacharey?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 435 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zacharey 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 787,941 US residents.
Is Zacharey a common name?
We classify Zacharey as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 446 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zacharey most popular?
The single biggest year for Zacharey was 1995, when 33 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zacharey is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Zacharey in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 351 people with the name Zacharey, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,494 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Zacharey in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Zacharey?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Zacharey appears almost entirely male. Of the 355 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Zacharey?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zacharey is White at 78.6%. The next largest groups are Black (8.5%) and Hispanic (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Zacharey most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Zacharey in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.6% (276 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Zacharey in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Zacharey a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zacharey 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 Zacharey still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Zacharey 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 Zacharey 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.
How many people have Zacharey as a first name?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Zacharey at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.