Zakkary
A masculine name derived from the Hebrew name Zechariah, meaning "the Lord remembers".
Name Census estimates that about 1,179 living Americans carry the first name Zakkary. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Zakkary today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zakkary births was 1993 (86 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zakkary. 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.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 290,716 Americans
Peak year
1993
86 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#14,195
Tracked since 1988
Popularity
Zakkary: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zakkary from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 479 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zakkary 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 Zakkary during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Zakkarys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. Texas, California, Indiana recorded the most babies named Zakkary, while Ohio, New York, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Zakkary
The name Zakkary is derived from the Hebrew name Zechariah, which means "the Lord has remembered" or "the Lord remembers." The name has its roots in ancient Israelite culture and can be traced back to the biblical figure Zechariah, a prophet who lived in the 6th century BC.
The name Zechariah appears several times in the Hebrew Bible, including in the Book of Ezra and the Book of Zechariah, which is attributed to the prophet himself. The name was popular among the Israelites and was later adopted in various forms by other cultures.
The earliest recorded use of the name Zakkary can be found in medieval records from the 12th century. One notable bearer of the name was Zakkary of Besançon, a French theologian and scholar who lived from around 1160 to 1228. He was known for his work on the Decretum Gratiani, a foundational text in canon law.
Another historical figure with the name Zakkary was Zakkary Ghazi, a 13th-century Kurdish ruler and military leader who fought against the Mongol invasions of the Middle East. He was born around 1201 and died in 1262.
In the 15th century, there was Zakkary Zakim, a Jewish physician and scholar from Spain who lived from around 1435 to 1505. He was known for his contributions to the study of medicine and his translations of Arabic scientific texts into Hebrew.
During the Renaissance, the name Zakkary was borne by Zakkary Zwingli, a Swiss Protestant reformer and theologian who lived from 1484 to 1531. He was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation and played a significant role in the spread of Protestantism in Switzerland.
In more recent history, one notable bearer of the name was Zakkary Taylor, an American military leader and the 12th President of the United States, who served from 1849 to 1850. He was born in 1784 and died in 1850.
People
Zakkary + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zakkary 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
Zakkary: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zakkary?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,179 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zakkary 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 290,716 US residents.
Is Zakkary a common name?
We classify Zakkary as "Rare". It ranks above 91.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,200 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zakkary most popular?
The single biggest year for Zakkary was 1993, when 86 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zakkary is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Zakkary a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zakkary 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.
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.