Zachary is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Zachary means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Zachary across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Zachary has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Zachary is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “the Lord has remembered”. an English form of Zechariah.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 553,281 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 28,919 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 1,155 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 503 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 767 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 2,781 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Zachary per year, United States (1900 to 2025). United States peaked in 1993 (25,591/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2013 (1,780/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2014 (73/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2012 (41/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2015 (37/yr).
Zachary has been one of the most popular baby names in the United States. It was most common in 1993, when it ranked #18 nationally (given to 25,606 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1990s.
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