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Zackary

Boy

Meaning of Zackary: Hebrew: 'the Lord remembers'

Zackary is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1508th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 981st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1508

116 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#981

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

31,600

First recorded 1921 · peak 2001

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 146 babies1982: 173 babies1983: 227 babies1984: 264 babies1985: 340 babies1986: 364 babies1987: 460 babies1988: 587 babies1989: 680 babies1990: 743 babies19901991: 777 babies1992: 1,037 babies1993: 1,213 babies1994: 1,274 babies1995: 1,192 babies1996: 1,239 babies1997: 1,203 babies1998: 1,345 babies1999: 1,359 babies2000: 1,351 babies20002001: 1,386 babies2002: 1,275 babies2003: 1,169 babies2004: 1,105 babies2005: 1,066 babies2006: 998 babies2007: 950 babies2008: 870 babies2009: 834 babies2010: 696 babies20102011: 600 babies2012: 523 babies2013: 467 babies2014: 435 babies2015: 321 babies2016: 314 babies2017: 252 babies2018: 208 babies2019: 191 babies2020: 177 babies20202021: 205 babies2022: 159 babies2023: 146 babies2024: 131 babies2025: 116 babies
US babies named Zackary per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,386.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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