Zachary
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God remembers; form of Zechariah.
How Zachary has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #88 |
| 2016 | #89 |
| 2017 | #103 |
| 2018 | #108 |
| 2019 | #124 |
| 2020 | #135 |
| 2021 | #144 |
| 2022 | #166 |
| 2023 | #171 |
| 2024 | #194 |
| 2025 | #216 |
Zachary by the numbers
In 2025, 703 babies in England and Wales were named Zachary. In the US, 3,784 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 25,535 babies in 1993, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 87 American boys born that year was called Zachary.
Names that come from Zachary
Forms of Zachary in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Zakarigod has remembered; form of Zachary117 in the US (2017)
- Zacthe lord has remembered; a form of Zachary87 in England and Wales (2025)
- ZakaryGod remembers; variant spelling of Zachary57 in the US (2017)
- ZakhariGod remembers; form of Zachary17 in the US (2017)
- Zakkarygod has remembered; form of Zachary13 in the US (2017)
- Zakaylathe Lord has remembered; feminine form of Zachary12 in the US (2017)
- ZakkGod remembers; a form of Zachary11 in the US (2017)
- ZayleahGod remembers; a form of Zachary11 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Zechariah
Like Zachary, each of these traces back to Zechariah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- ZechariahGod remembers or the Lord is my strength317 in the US (2017)
- Zacariahthe lord has remembered; variant of Zechariah3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zachariusthe lord has remembered; latin form of Zechariah10 in the US (2017)
- Zacheriahgod has remembered; variant of Zechariah7 in the US (2017)
- Sakariyegod has remembered; form of Zechariah6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zachary. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Zackarythe lord has remembered; a form of zachary247 in the US (2017)
- Zacherythe lord has remembered; variant of Zachary82 in the US (2017)
- Zacharithe Lord has remembered; form of Zacharias12 in the US (2017)
- Zachry8 in the US (2017)
- Zackerythe lord has remembered; variant of Zachary82 in the US (2017)
- Zacarithe lord has remembered; a form of zachary62 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Zachary
Names that are said the same way as Zachary, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Zachariethe Lord has remembered; French form of Zacharias4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Zachary, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Zachary
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