Zackery
Zechariah, with many variant forms and spellings such as Zachariah and Zacharias, is a theophoric masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/YHWH remembers". It comes from the Hebrew root זכר, meaning to remember, and yah, one of the names of the God of Israel.
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Meaning & Origin of Zackery
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zechariah, with many variant forms and spellings such as Zachariah and Zacharias, is a theophoric masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/YHWH remembers". It comes from the Hebrew root זכר, meaning to remember, and yah, one of the names of the God of Israel.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Zackery
American parents first put Zackery on the record books as a baby boy name in 1948, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 861 Zackerys were born — ranking #307 that year. About 42% of every Zackery on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zackery ranks #3,610 for baby boys with 32 births, falling sharply (-43%). All told, over 18K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Zackery
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About the name Zackery
Zackery is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Zackery's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #307. Use the chart and map above to compare Zackery'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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