Zachary

“Variant of Zechariah — God remembers” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #216 in the US (2025) · 90s

Zachary reached #12 in 1994 and has faded to #216 since. About 552,000 boys have carried it since 1900. Zachary's short forms are Zach, Zack, Zac, and Zak. Together with its spelling variants Zakari (#1062) and Zackary (#1513), Zachary would rank around #187 with about 2,000 births last year — the newborns split about 84/10/6 across Zachary, Zakari, and Zackary. Popular twin pairings with Zachary include Jacob for a boy, and Zoey, Zoe, and Abigail for girls.

Around the world: #75 in England & Wales (2025) · #90 in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zacharys

Zachary Taylor — president of the United States from 1849 to 1850
Zachary — pope
Zachary Quinto — American actor and film producer
Zachary Levi — American actor (born 1980)
Zachary Gordon — American actor (born 1998)

In stories & tradition

Zachary (Cannonball) — The New Mutants · New Mutants
Zachary Zatara — Teen Titans
Zachary Smith — Lost in Space

What Zacharys become

Among 404 notable people named Zachary:

Entertainers appear 1.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zachary Quinto, American actor and film producer.

Similar names: Zachariah · Jordan · Zakai · Dakari · Jared · Jeremy

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