Zacary
Zachary is a male given name, a variant of Zechariah – the name of several biblical characters.
Meaning & Origin of Zacary
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zachary is a male given name, a variant of Zechariah – the name of several biblical characters.
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The Story of Zacary
Zacary first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 67 Zacarys were born — ranking #1,699 that year. As of 2026, Zacary ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Zacarys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Zacary
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- Pope Zachary (679–752), pope of the Catholic Church from 741 to 752
- Zachary of Vienne (died 106), bishop of Vienne (France), martyr and Roman Catholic saint
- Zachary Abel (born 1980), American actor
- Zachary Aston-Reese (born 1994), American ice hockey player
- Zachary Babington (1690–1745), High Sheriff of Staffordshire and barrister
- Zak Bagans (born 1977), American television host, author, documentary filmmaker and paranormal investigator
- Zachary James Baker, stage name Zacky Vengeance , rhythm guitarist for American rock band Avenged Sevenfold
- Zachary Bayly (military officer) (1841–1916), South African colonial military commander
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Names that sound like Zacary
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About the name Zacary
Zacary is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Zacary's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #1,699. Use the chart and map above to compare Zacary's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.