Zack
Meaning
pet form of Zachary, traditionally 'the Lord has remembered'
Zack's name family
One shared root links 7 names in English.
Shared root: from Hebrew Zekharyah "Yahweh has remembered"
The family
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Zack peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
459 people · the #14,200 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 3
Among people named Zack living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 259 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Zack
Most people given the name Zack in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Zack deep dive
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