Zachary
Meaning: “Yahweh has remembered”
About the name Zachary
Zachary is a boy name with Hebrew roots, meaning “Yahweh has remembered”.
It has a classic feel. In 2025, Zachary ranked #216 for boys in the US, with 1,646 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 1993. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Zachary were boys.
Etymology
From Hebrew, meaning “Yahweh has remembered”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Zachary”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #216
- In 2015
- #88
- Babies in 2025
- 1,646
Popularity of Zachary, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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