Given name & surname
Zack
“The Lord remembers”
In English use, Zack is a diminutive of Zachariah. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord remembers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Zack is a diminutive of Zachariah. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord remembers.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Zack is a diminutive of Zachariah. An origin associated with Zachariah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Zack is used as a shortened form of Zachary.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zack through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,012
- 9,012 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 237 babies
- 2025
- 126
- #1,435 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 126 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,435 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 237 in 2008. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (26). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 23,160 as a first name in 2020; 3,375 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.
Zack’s family of names
In English usage, Zack is a diminutive of Zachary. In English usage, Zack has a related form in Zach. Zack is a short form of Zachary.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Zack has relatives in 3 languages.
6 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Zack
- Zack SnyderAmerican filmmaker (born 1966)
- Zack de la RochaAmerican singer, rapper and activist (born 1970)
- Zack SteffenAmerican soccer playerborn 1995
- Zack PolanskiBritish politician (born 1982)
- Zack WardCanadian-American actorborn 1970
- Zack GreinkeAmerican baseball player (born 1983)
- Zack OrjiNigerian actor, director, producer, preacher, and filmmakerborn 1960
- Zack Sabre Jr.British professional wrestlerborn 1987
- Zack KassianCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1991
Characters named Zack: Zack Fair (Final Fantasy), Zack Martin (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody), Zack Taylor (fictional character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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