Is Zach a boy or girl name?

Zach is a boy’s name. Of the 2,804 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Zach

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Zach was most popular in 2007, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,931 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,336, with 54 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,804 people named Zach.

Zach over time

Births per year. The dot marks Zach’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zach a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zach is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,804 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Zach

Where Zach is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org