NameTides

Zach

Zach was the #2,480 boys' name in the US in 2025 (54 babies), and #426 in England & Wales and #629 in Canada.

Zach as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Zach as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies 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 IrelandIrelandScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Zach as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies 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. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,480 (54)#426 (94)#178 (23)#107 (22)#94 (62)#629 (45)
2024#2,418 (57)#509 (77)#148 (31)#108 (21)#115 (48)#668 (40)
2023#2,244 (63)#403 (99)#162 (28)#73 (34)#96 (60)#724 (35)
2022#2,379 (59)#399 (106)#217 (19)#91 (28)#97 (65)#657 (40)
2021#1,982 (75)#356 (126)#143 (36)#99 (28)#81 (82)#853 (29)
2020#2,366 (56)#342 (131)#204 (21)#95 (29)#111 (55)#906 (26)
2019#2,228 (62)#314 (150)#145 (38)#89 (34)#97 (68)#917 (25)
2018#2,147 (65)#301 (161)#139 (44)#80 (36)#85 (81)#732 (34)
2017#2,637 (47)#324 (151)#173 (32)#105 (27)#104 (65)#637 (40)
2016#2,935 (40)#279 (183)#175 (33)#89 (36)#97 (74)#757 (33)
2015#1,983 (73)#265 (193)#138 (43)#91 (34)#103 (70)#748 (33)
2014#2,082 (67)#226 (249)#165 (35)#65 (46)#112 (65)#643 (41)
2013#1,903 (74)#228 (229)#162 (34)#71 (44)#106 (68)#582 (46)
2012#2,132 (63)#194 (286)#144 (42)#74 (46)#88 (93)#564 (46)
2011#1,947 (71)#168 (342)#148 (40)#77 (46)#96 (82)#498 (54)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #1,982.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1913.

How common is it?

about 1 in 31,000 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 31,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,900uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 850common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 380common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 380common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Zach is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 34,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 29,000 to 1 in 39,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Zach 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: #1,133ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: 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: #2,080TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Zach (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#25320
Ontario2024#71916

Zach (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
ZachCanadaBoys#62945
ZachEngland & WalesBoys#42694
ZachIrelandBoys#9462
ZachNorthern IrelandBoys#10722
ZachScotlandBoys#17823
ZachUSBoys#2,48054