Given name & surname
Zackery
“The Lord remembers”
In English use, Zackery has a related form in Zachary. In Hebrew use, Zachary carries the interpretation “The Lord remembers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Zackery has a related form in Zachary. In Hebrew use, Zachary carries the interpretation “The Lord remembers.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zackery through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17,753
- 17,748 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 861 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #3,510 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,510 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 42.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 861 in 1994. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,696 as a first name in 2020; 1,449 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.
Zackery’s family of names
In English usage, Zackery has a related form in Zachary. In English usage, Zackery has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Zacarías.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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