Bailey vs Zachery
Bailey and Zacherycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Bailey was ranked #260 and Zachery #2664 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Bailey was ranked #552 and Zachery #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Bailey and Zachery over time
Bailey and Zachery appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Bailey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Zachery in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Bailey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Zachery in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Bailey and Zachery were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #260 and #2664.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Bailey held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Zachery in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bailey #62 in 2005, Zachery #518 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bailey #260, Zachery #2664.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Bailey | Zachery |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #260 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2664 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bailey has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Zachery.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Bailey
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #848 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2014
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2014).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Zachery
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #552 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2000–2021
Highest recorded position: #347 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 2000–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2664 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys