Given name & surname
Zaccai
“one who is pure and just”
Zaccai is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is pure and just.”
Original Hebrewזכי
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is pure and just.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb zakar (זכר), “to remember or to review, and possibly.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Zaccai appears in Nehemiah 3:20.
From biblical name research
Zaccai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 539
- 539 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 85 babies
- 2025
- 85
- #1,865 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +189%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 85 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,865 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 189.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (13).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zaccai’s family of names
Zaccai has a related form in Zakai. Zaccai has a related form in Zacae. Zaccai has a related form in Zacai.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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