Zack
Zack is sometimes a given name, but more often it is a hypocorism or short form of another given name, usually Zachary in the English speaking world, which derives from Zechariah.
Meaning & Origin of Zack
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zack is sometimes a given name, but more often it is a hypocorism or short form of another given name, usually Zachary in the English speaking world, which derives from Zechariah.
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The Story of Zack
Zack first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 19 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 237 Zacks were born — ranking #886 that year. As of 2026, Zack ranks #1,372 for baby boys with 139 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 9K Zacks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zack
Zack is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Zack's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #309. Use the chart and map above to compare Zack'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 .
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