Zackary is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Zackary means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Zackary across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Zackary has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Zackary is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “the Lord has remembered”. A variant spelling of Zachary, from Hebrew Zekharyah.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 31,600 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,138 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 32 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 6 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 Zackary per year, United States (1921 to 2025). United States peaked in 2001 (1,386/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2011 (74/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2014 (4/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2014 (3/yr).
Zackary has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2001, when it ranked #472 nationally (given to 1,417 babies that year).
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