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Zackary

Zackary: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“the Lord has remembered”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
ZAK-uh-ree · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Variant spelling of Zachary, from Hebrew Zekharyah. The name combines zakhar 'remember' with a form referring to the Lord.

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How popular is Zackary?

202439.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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 Zackary in 2024130

2024 rank#1,418 boys

Peak year2001

Total US babies since 188031,476

Zackary is fading: recent use is about 33% of its level ten years before.

Names like Zackary

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • ZacharyYahweh remembers · 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

Zackary questions

What does the name Zackary mean?

Zackary means "the Lord has remembered". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Zachary, from Hebrew Zekharyah. The name combines zakhar 'remember' with a form referring to the Lord.

Is Zackary a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Zackary?

130 US babies were named Zackary in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.

How do you pronounce Zackary?

Zackary is usually pronounced ZAK-uh-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.