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Zackary

boy name
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
3
Peak era
2000s
Today
▼ Cooling

Meaning

variant of Zachary, "the Lord has remembered"

The story

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Zackary's name family

One shared root links 7 names in English.

Shared root: from Hebrew Zekharyah "Yahweh has remembered"

The family

ZackaryEnglish · variantZacharyEnglish

More branches

ZachariahEnglish · biblical formZechariahEnglish · biblical formZacheryEnglish · variantZackeryEnglish · variantZackEnglish · short form

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Zackary peaked in the 2000s.

How the spellings raced

Across these spellings, Zachary led in the group’s busiest decade, the 1990s. So far in the 2020s, Zachary leads.

How the spellings racedUS births by decade for Zachary, Zackary, Zachery, ZackeryZachary: 0, 6, 109, 168, 142, 404, 2169, 3488, 19161, 102435, 225757, 135019, 51210, 13213Zackary: 0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 7, 124, 184, 579, 3374, 11382, 11004, 4007, 934Zachery: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 167, 329, 993, 5403, 14599, 6605, 1471, 296Zackery: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 115, 182, 529, 2586, 7505, 5137, 1432, 2611890s2020s
Zachary 13,213Zackary 934Zachery 296Zackery 261

Decade totals from US Social Security birth registrations. Every line uses the same scale. The 2020s covers 2020–2025.

When you meet Zackary

Most people given the name Zackary 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.

Names that fit alongside Zackary

Zachery Benjamin Samuel Isaiah Elisha Jonathan

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