Zackory
A masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord has remembered".
Name Census estimates that about 450 living Americans carry the first name Zackory. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Zackory today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zackory births was 1992 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zackory. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
450
~ 1 in 761,676 Americans
Peak year
1992
28 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2012 SSA rank
#10,743
Tracked since 1976
Census
Zackory in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 398 people with the first name Zackory, which placed it at #24,271 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,271
National first-name rank
People counted
398
398 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
77.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Zackory
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zackory is White at 77.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.5%) and Black (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Zackory described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Zackory at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White77.9% · 310
- Hispanic or Latino7.5% · 30
- Black or African American7.0% · 28
- Two or more races5.3% · 21
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 3
Popularity
Zackory: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zackory from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 211 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zackory by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Zackory during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Zackorys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Zackory
The given name Zackory has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture, dating back to ancient times. It is a variant spelling of the name Zachary, which is derived from the Hebrew name Zechariah, meaning "the Lord has remembered."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Zechariah can be found in the Old Testament of the Bible, where it refers to a prophet who lived in the 6th century BC. The Book of Zechariah, which he authored, is part of the Hebrew Bible and contains prophecies and visions about the future of Israel.
The name Zackory gained popularity in the Christian tradition, as it was associated with the biblical figure of Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist. This connection to an important figure in the New Testament likely contributed to its widespread use among Christians.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Zackory or its variants. One of the earliest recorded examples is Zacchaeus, a tax collector in the New Testament who climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus. Another early example is Zacharias, a 4th-century Bishop of Mytilene, who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
In the Middle Ages, Zachary (or Zaccharia) was the name of several popes, including Pope Zachary (679-752), who played a significant role in the transition from the Byzantine to the Frankish rule in Italy. Later, in the 16th century, Zacharias Ursinus (1534-1583) was a German Protestant theologian and one of the authors of the Heidelberg Catechism.
In more recent times, notable individuals with the name Zackory include Zackory Taylor (1784-1850), the 12th President of the United States, and Zachary Macaulay (1768-1838), a British abolitionist and one of the founders of the Anti-Slavery Society.
While the spelling "Zackory" is less common than the traditional "Zachary," it has been used throughout history and continues to be a variant form of this ancient Hebrew name.
People
Zackory + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zackory as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Z
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Zackory: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zackory?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 450 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zackory going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 761,676 US residents.
Is Zackory a common name?
We classify Zackory as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 461 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zackory most popular?
The single biggest year for Zackory was 1992, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zackory is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Zackory in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 398 people with the name Zackory, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,271 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Zackory in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Zackory?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Zackory appears almost entirely male. Of the 398 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Zackory?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zackory is White at 77.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.5%) and Black (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Zackory most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Zackory in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.9% (310 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Zackory in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Zackory a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zackory in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Zackory still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Zackory in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Zackory can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Zackory?
Want to know how many people share the name Zackory? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.