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Zachary

Zachary: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“Yahweh remembers”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
ZAK-ə-ree · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

From Hebrew Zechariah via Greek and Latin forms; Zachary is the usual English form. Related forms include Zechariah and Zachariah.

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How popular is Zachary?

2024551 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Zachary in 20241,835

2024 rank#194 boys

Peak year1993

Total US babies since 1880551,618

Zachary is fading: recent use is about 40% of its level ten years before.

Names like Zachary

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Zackarythe Lord has remembered · Hebrew
  • Zackthe Lord has remembered · Hebrew
  • Zacherythe Lord has remembered · Hebrew
  • ZackeryYahweh remembers · Hebrew
  • Zakarythe Lord has remembered · Hebrew
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew

Zachary questions

What does the name Zachary mean?

Zachary means "Yahweh remembers". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew Zechariah via Greek and Latin forms; Zachary is the usual English form. Related forms include Zechariah and Zachariah.

Is Zachary a boy or girl name?

Zachary is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Zachary?

1,835 US babies were named Zachary in 2024. Its peak year was 1993.

How do you pronounce Zachary?

Zachary is usually pronounced ZAK-ə-ree.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.