NameTides

Zac

Zac was the #3,181 boys' name in the US in 2025 (37 babies), and #444 in England & Wales and #1,500 in Canada.

Zac as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Zac as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandScotlandIrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Zac as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#3,181 (37)#444 (87)#166 (26)#169 (13)#223 (21)#1,500 (15)——
2024#3,335 (35)#442 (91)#176 (25)#216 (9)#252 (17)#747 (35)——
2023#2,693 (48)#364 (113)#126 (39)#161 (14)#212 (23)#854 (28)——
2022#2,753 (47)#303 (148)#140 (37)#264 (7)#198 (26)#670 (39)——
2021#2,464 (54)#244 (198)#139 (37)#150 (16)#182 (29)#613 (45)——
2020#2,546 (50)#241 (198)#118 (48)#193 (10)#294 (15)#674 (38)——
2019#2,582 (50)#230 (219)#128 (46)#178 (13)#179 (31)#658 (39)——
2018#2,355 (56)#205 (264)#106 (57)#128 (19)#180 (31)#732 (34)——
2017#2,065 (67)#221 (241)#97 (62)#117 (24)#220 (25)#637 (40)——
2016#1,959 (74)#165 (355)#90 (74)#112 (27)#201 (28)#565 (48)——
2015#2,145 (64)#177 (330)#100 (65)#142 (19)#245 (21)#614 (43)——
2014#1,781 (84)#145 (379)#90 (78)#145 (19)#215 (27)#599 (45)—#95 (67)
2013#2,113 (63)#144 (410)#87 (72)#111 (27)#223 (25)#726 (33)—#81 (82)
2012#1,923 (74)#136 (451)#79 (90)#125 (22)#182 (35)#581 (44)#91 (121)#87 (80)
2011#1,835 (77)#123 (506)#102 (66)#143 (19)#198 (31)#744 (31)#77 (138)#65 (103)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2014 at #1,781.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1957.

How common is it?

about 1 in 45,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,100uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 760common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 640common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Zac is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 53,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 43,000 to 1 in 65,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Zac by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,687CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Zac (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#4639
Ontario2024#1,2178

Zac (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ZacCanadaBoys#1,50015
ZacEngland & WalesBoys#44487
ZacIrelandBoys#22321
ZacNorthern IrelandBoys#16913
ZacNSWBoys—too few
ZacScotlandBoys#16626
ZacUSBoys#3,18137
ZacVICBoys—too few