Male name
Zachary
30,065 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2013. Expression number: 1.
Origin
From clipped forms of Zachariah and Zacharias + -y, from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, “Yahweh has remembered”) via Latin Zacharias and Koine Greek Ζαχαρίας (Zakharías). As an American city, named after the farmer Darel Zachary who sold the land for a local depot on the Illinois Central Railroad in the 1880s. Doublet of Zach, Zacharias, Zachariah, Zechariah, Zakariya, and Jakariya.From Wiktionary, entry “Zachary”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2013: 1,780 births. 30,065 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 39th among boys' names in 2013. It is still given: 4,492 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1993: 25,591 births. 553,281 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 12th among boys' names in 1994. It really came into use around 1919. It is still given: 10,484 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2012: 41 births. 767 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 1999. It is still given: 126 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 10,320 | 1980–2025 | 8th in 2001 |
| France | 2,650 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Switzerland | 341* | 1915–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
8 + 1 + 3 + 8 + 1 + 9 + 7 = 37 → 1
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
1 + 1 + 7 = 9
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
8 + 3 + 8 + 9 = 28 → 1
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 5, 6
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.