Zachary Knighton
There are approximately 9 people named Zachary Knighton living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 38,083,815 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Zachary with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Knighton. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
9
1 in 38,083,815
Named Zachary
537K
Alive today
Named Knighton
6.0K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 537K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1993
Average age: 29
Estimated bearers: 6.0K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #6,591
Per 100K: 1.74
Top ancestry: White (60.5%)
First name trend
Zachary: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Zachary. The peak year was 1993 with 25,590 births. The average person named Zachary today is 29 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Knighton surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Knighton, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 60.5%.
- White60.5%
- Black or African American33.2%
- Two or more races2.9%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Zachary has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1566% of the US population, based on 536,589 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Knighton appears at a rate of 1.74 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0017%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 9 people with the full name Zachary Knighton. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Zachary
FAQ
Zachary Knighton: questions and answers
How many people are named Zachary Knighton?
We estimate approximately 9 people in the United States share the full name Zachary Knighton. That works out to about 1 in 38,083,815 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1566%) with the surname frequency (1.74 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Zachary Knighton?
We classify Zachary Knighton as "Very Rare". About 1 in 38,083,815 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Zachary a male or female name?
Zachary is predominantly male. Out of 551,618 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Zachary profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.