Zack

Meaning: God remembers
Origin: Variant of Zachary (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #1435 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Zack belongs to an older America first — it reached #317 back in 1883 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1435. About 9,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Zack ranks in other countries and regions.

#184 in Ireland (2025) · #225 in Scotland (2025) · #292 in France (2025) · #313 in N. Ireland (2025) · #386 in England & Wales (2025) · #452 in Sweden (2025) · #788 in Ecuador (2025) · #797 in Switzerland (2025) · #798 in Belgium (2025) · #915 in Netherlands (2025) · #218 in Canada (2024).

Famous Zacks

Zack Snyder — American filmmaker (born 1966)
Zack de la Rocha — American singer, rapper and activist (born 1970)
Zack Steffen — American soccer player
Zack Polanski — British politician (born 1982)
Zack Ward — Canadian-American actor

In stories & tradition

Zack Fair — Final Fantasy VII (video game)
Zack Martin — The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (TV series)
Zack Taylor — Power Rangers

What Zacks become

Among 295 notable people named Zack:

Sports figures appear 2.51× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zack Steffen, American soccer player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Zach (#2515), Zack would rank around #1159 with about 180 births last year — the newborns split about 70/30 between Zack and Zach.

Similar names: Zach · Judson · Sam · Nate · Issac · Dan

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