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Zac

100% boys · 37 born in 2025

Zac has been given to about 1,600 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,550
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zac per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 84
  • Born in 202537
  • All time1,600
  • England & Wales, 2025#444 · 87

How popular is Zac?

Its best year was 2014, when 84 babies were given the name, ranking 1792nd. The typical living American called Zac is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Zac

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zack0.85
  2. Mac0.75
  3. Issac0.67
  4. Isaac0.64
  5. Sam0.58
  6. Zayn0.53
  7. Zayd0.53
  8. Shay0.47

Middle names for Zac

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zac Thomas0.74
  2. Zac Miles0.73
  3. Zac Wilder0.72
  4. Zac James0.71
  5. Zac Cole0.63
  6. Zac John0.55

Sibling names for Zac

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.90
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.90
  3. Neriahsister · 0.90
  4. Yousefbrother · 0.89
  5. Elinasister · 0.89
  6. Ayaneither · 0.89

Where Zac is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Zac Evans0.73
  2. Zac Edwards0.73
  3. Zac Anderson0.70
  4. Zac Allen0.70
  5. Zac Adams0.70
  6. Zac Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Zac

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Zac across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.