Zachary

Zachary represents the most widely used English variant of the biblical name Zacharias. The origin of the name lies in Ancient Hebrew, and it carries the meaning "God has remembered" or "God remembers."

What does the name Zachary mean?

Zachary is the most common English form of the biblical Zacharias. Its roots are found in Ancient Hebrew, meaning "God has remembered" or "God remembers." The name is very popular in English-speaking countries, especially in the USA. Common short and affectionate forms include Zac, Zach, Zack, Zacky, Zak, and Zakk. Additionally, there are various English variants such as Zachery, Zackarie, Zackary, Zackery, and Zechariah. Internationally, there are numerous forms of Zacharias, including Sachar (Russian), Sacharja (Hebrew), Sakari (Finnish), Sakarias (Swedish), Zacarias (Spanish, Portuguese), Zaccaria (Italian), Zachariasz (Polish), Zacharie (French), Zaharije (Serbian), as well as Zakaria, Zakariya, and Zakariyya (Arabic) and Zekeriya (Turkish). Notable personalities with this name include actors Zachary Gordon, Zachary Levi, and Zachary Quinto.

Where does the name Zachary come from?

Sacharja is the name of one of the "twelve minor prophets" and is composed of the Ancient Hebrew elements zkr (זכר) meaning "to remember, to think of, to commemorate" and jāh (יָה) for "JHWH/Yahweh (name of God)." This results in the meaning "Yahweh/God has remembered" or "Yahweh/God remembers."

How do you pronounce Zachary?

Zack-ä-ree

When is the name day of Zachary?

The most important name day for Zachary is celebrated on September 23rd, in memory of Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist.

Popularity

In Germany, Zachary is among the common first names. In 2023, it ranked 2,997th on the list of the most popular male baby names. Its best position was in 2016, when it ranked 1,433rd. Over the last ten years, Zachary has been given as a first name approximately 70 times, placing it 2,964th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 2,684th.

Nicknames & pet names

Ray / Zac / Zach / Zacha / Zacho / Zack / Zacky / Zacy / Zak / Zecke

Similar first names

Famous people

• Ian Zachary Broudie (English musician)
• Paul Zachary Myers (American biologist)
• Zac Efron (actor)
• Zach Mitchell (film character from Jurassic World)
• Zachary "Zach" Sobiech (American pop singer)
• Zachary Abel (American actor)
• Zachary Bennett (actor from Canada)
• Zachary Booth (actor from America)
• Zachary Breaux (American jazz musician)
• Zachary Breganski (Canadian football player)
• Zachary Brendan McGowan (actor)
• Zachary Cale (American composer)
• Zachary Clarke (character from the film Godsend)
• Zachary Cole Smith (American musician)
• Zachary David Alexander Efron (American singer and actor)
• Zachary Dixon (football player from Germany)
• Zachary Furnish-John (son of Elton John and David Furnish)
• Zachary German (writer from the USA)
• Zachary Gordon (actor)
• Zachary Hamm (American footballer)