Zacary
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZAK-uh-ree
- Origin
- Hebrew
Zacary is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has remembered”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zacary mean?
Hebrew: spelling variant of Zachary
“God has remembered”
Zachary comes from Zechariah, the name of a biblical prophet and of John the Baptist's father.
Is Zacary a girl's or a boy's name?
Zacary is a boys' name.
How popular is Zacary in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zacary in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Zacary in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Zacary in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 67 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Zacary in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zacary in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,632 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,088 |
| 2006 | 50 | #2,448 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,649 |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,234 |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,002 |
| 2002 | 53 | #2,042 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,676 |
| 2000 | 67 | #1,695 |
| 1999 | 66 | #1,621 |
| 1998 | 53 | #1,846 |
| 1997 | 62 | #1,625 |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,868 |
| 1995 | 32 | #2,395 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 42 | #1,928 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,741 |
| 1991 | 41 | #1,889 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,684 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,555 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,596 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
Nicknames for Zacary
Names like Zacary
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zachary, Joshua, Samuel, Jacob, Toby, Jeremy, Elijah, Benjamin, Isaiah, Gabriel, Ethan, Caleb
Names related to Zacary
Zackary, Zakary, Zachery, Zacharia, Zackaria, Zackery, Zacari, Zachari
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Isaac, Daniel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi, Eliana, Joseph
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zacary: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zacary, updated 20 October 2026.