Zackery
Respelling of Zachary, which came through Latin from Hebrew Zekharyah, meaning Yahweh has remembered, the name of a prophet and of John the Baptist's father.
Zackery in 2025
Zackery was given to 33 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 7,560th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 100,465 babies born.
The history of Zackery
Zackery reached its highest point in 1994, when 861 babies were given the name, ranking 629th that year.
Across the 78 years of records since 1948, 17,753 babies have been named Zackery. Half of them were born before 1997, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Zackery by decade
| Decade | Babies named Zackery | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 | 8,031 |
| 1950s | 115 | 4,178 |
| 1960s | 182 | 3,754 |
| 1970s | 529 | 2,017 |
| 1980s | 2,586 | 877 |
| 1990s | 7,505 | 629 |
| 2000s | 5,137 | 767 |
| 2010s | 1,432 | 1,586 |
| 2020s | 261 | 5,212 |
Where Zackery is heading
Zackery has fallen 74% over the past decade, from 126 babies in 2015 to 33 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1994 peak — Zackery is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Zackery
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Zackery.