Given name & surname
Zach
“The Lord remembers”
In English use, Zach is a diminutive of Zachariah. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord remembers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Zach is a diminutive of Zachariah. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord remembers.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Zach is a diminutive of Zachariah. An origin associated with Zachariah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Zach is a diminutive of Zachariah. In English usage, Zach is a diminutive of Zacharias.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zach through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,804
- 2,804 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 86 babies
- 2025
- 54
- #2,515 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 54 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,515 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 86 in 2007. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 43,052 as a first name in 2020; 1,843 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zach’s family of names
In English usage, Zach is a diminutive of Zachary. In English usage, Zach shares an earlier linguistic root with Zachariah. In English usage, Zach has a related form in Zack.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Zach
- Zach BraffAmerican actor and filmmaker (born 1975)
- Zach GalifianakisAmerican actor and comedian (born 1969)
- Zach RoerigAmerican actorborn 1985
- Zach LaVineAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
- Zach KingAmerican filmmaker, voice actor and Internet personalityborn 1990
- Zach RandolphAmerican basketball player (born 1981)
- Zach WoodsAmerican actorborn 1984
- Zach GalliganAmerican actorborn 1964
- Zach CreggerAmerican actor and film director (born 1981)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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