Zakary is a variant of 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zakary through the years
Babies since 1880
5,613
5,613 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2002
266 babies
2025
18
#5,389 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−40%
Cooling
Zakary in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1970–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,389 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 266 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,468 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.