Zack

“Variant of Zachary — God remembers” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1435 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Zack belongs to an older America first — it reached #317 back in 1883 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1435. About 9,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Together with its spelling variant Zach (#2515), Zack would rank around #1159 with about 180 births last year — the newborns split about 70/30 between Zack and Zach.

Around the world: about 1 in 880 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 1,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,000 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zacks

Zack Snyder — American filmmaker (born 1966)
Zack de la Rocha — American singer, rapper and activist (born 1970)
Zack Steffen — American soccer player
Zack Polanski — British politician (born 1982)
Zack Ward — Canadian-American actor

In stories & tradition

Zack Fair — Final Fantasy VII · Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Zack Martin — The Suite Life of Zack & Cody · The Suite Life Movie
Zack Taylor — Power Rangers

What Zacks become

Among 295 notable people named Zack:

Sports figures appear 2.51× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zack Steffen, American soccer player.

Similar names: Zach · Judson · Sam · Nate · Issac · Josh

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