Zacari
Variant form of Zachary, a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord has remembered".
Name Census estimates that about 987 living Americans carry the first name Zacari. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 81.1% of registrations being male. The average person named Zacari today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zacari births was 2018 (94 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zacari. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Zacari with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
987
~ 1 in 347,269 Americans
Peak year
2018
94 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,127
Tracked since 1992
Census
Zacari in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 519 people with the first name Zacari, which placed it at #20,044 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,044
National first-name rank
People counted
519
519 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
72.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Zacari
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zacari is Black at 72.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.6%) and White (8.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Zacari described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Zacari at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American72.1% · 374
- Two or more races9.6% · 50
- White8.7% · 45
- Hispanic or Latino8.7% · 45
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Zacari
Zacari leans heavily male at 81.1% of total registrations, but 188 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Zacari as a male name
- Ranked #2,127 in 2024
- 70 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (84 births)
Zacari as a female name
- Ranked #11,129 in 2023
- 9 female births in 2023
- Peak: 2018 (26 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Zacari on both sides of the split. Of the 520 people counted with this name, 382 were male (73.5%) and 138 were female (26.5%).
Popularity
Zacari: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zacari from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 454 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zacari by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Zacari during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Zacaris live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. Florida, Texas, Georgia recorded the most babies named Zacari, while South Carolina, Missouri, Tennessee recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 16 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Zacari
The name Zacari has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture, with roots dating back to ancient times. It is a variant spelling of the biblical name Zechariah, which means "the Lord has remembered" or "the Lord remembers" in Hebrew. This name is derived from the Hebrew words "zakhar" meaning "to remember" and "Yah" referring to God.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Zechariah can be found in the Bible, where it refers to a prophet in the Old Testament and the author of the Book of Zechariah. In the New Testament, Zechariah is also mentioned as the father of John the Baptist, who was a prominent figure in the life of Jesus Christ.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Zacari or its variants. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Zacarias de Vizcarra (born around 1460), a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the 16th century.
Another notable figure was Zacarias Paulovich (1837-1900), a Polish-born Brazilian military officer and politician who served as the Governor of the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil from 1866 to 1888.
In the realm of literature, Zacarias Capelo de Vasconcelos (1770-1824) was a Portuguese poet and writer known for his contributions to the Romantic movement in Portuguese literature.
Moving into the 20th century, Zacarias Palacios (1883-1933) was a Mexican architect and engineer who played a significant role in the development of modern architecture in Mexico.
More recently, Zacarias Moussaoui (born 1968) gained notoriety as a convicted terrorist involved in the September 11th attacks in the United States, although he was not directly involved in the hijackings.
These are just a few examples of individuals who have carried the name Zacari or its variants throughout history, highlighting its longevity and connections to various cultures and historical figures across different eras.
People
Zacari + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zacari as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Z
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Zacari: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zacari?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 987 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zacari going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 347,269 US residents.
Is Zacari a common name?
We classify Zacari as "Very Rare". It ranks above 90% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 995 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zacari most popular?
The single biggest year for Zacari was 2018, when 94 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zacari is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Zacari in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 519 people with the name Zacari, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,044 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Zacari in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Zacari?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Zacari on both sides of the split. Of the 520 people counted with this name, 382 were male (73.5%) and 138 were female (26.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Zacari?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zacari is Black at 72.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.6%) and White (8.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Zacari most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Zacari in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.1% (374 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Zacari in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Zacari a male name?
Yes, 81.1% of people registered as Zacari in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Zacari still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Zacari in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Zacari can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Zacari?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.