Zachary

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Zachary is of Hebrew origin, deriving from "Zekharyah." The Ecclesiastic Latin and Ecclesiastic Greek used the name "Zacharias" meaning "God remembers" or "memory." The Gaelic form of the name Zachary is Sachairi.
In the Old Testament, Zechariah was a minor prophet and author of the "Book of Zechariah." In the New Testament, John the Baptist's father was named Zachary and was temporarily made ignorant due to a lack of belief.
Pope Saint Zachary was a Pope in the 1st century who tried to Christianize Rome. His birth name was "Zacharias son of Polichronius."

POPULARITY

According to the 1990 United States Census, Zachary ranked as the 181st most popular male first name and and the 5,246th most popular last name. The name has ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular boys' names in the United States seven decades since 1880.

In the 21st century, the name Zachary has maintained a ranking in the Top 50 most popular boys' names each year from 2000 to 2006. However, the popularity of the name seems to be slightly on the decline, dropping from a ranking of 15th in 2000 to a ranking of 33rd in 2006.

United States Popularity of the Name Zachary in the 21st Century.

• Year: 2006 Rank:33rd
  
• Year: 2005 Rank:29th
  
• Year: 2004 Rank:26th
  
• Year: 2003 Rank:20th
  
• Year: 2002 Rank:19th
  
• Year: 2001 Rank:16th
  
• Year: 2000 Rank:15th
  

In 2007, Zachary was the 45th most popular boy's name in Australia. Additionally, the shortened name Zac was the 72nd most popular boy's name in Australia in 2007.

FACTS

• May 26th is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of St. Zachary.
• September 5th is celebrated in the Ukraine in honor of the name Zachary.
• November 15th is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of St. Zachary.

NAMESAKES

• "Zak and Sara" is a song by Ben Folds
• "Zachary 'Zack' Morris" was a character, played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar, in the sitcom "Saved by the Bell."

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Zachary Taylor - Twelfth President of the United States of America.
• Zachary Macaulay - Slave abolitionist in the 18th century.
• Jonathan Thompson Walton Zachary - MLB pitcher who went 12-0 with the Yankees in 1929.
• Zachary Bennett - Television and movie actor.
• William Christopher Zachary - Major League Baseball pitcher in the 1960s and 1970s.
• Zachery Ty Bryan - Television and movie actor who became well known when he appeared in the hit television comedy "Home Improvement."

NOTES

OTHER ZACHARY'S

Zachary Smith, Zachary Johnson, Zachary Williams, Zachary Jones, Zachary Brown, Zachary Davis, Zachary Miller, Zachary Wilson, Zachary Moore, Zachary Taylor, Zachary Aardwolf, Zachary Abbella, Zachary Abbott, Zachary Abell, Zachary Abelson, Zachary Abeyta, Zachary Abney, Zachary Abote, Zachary Abrahms, Zachary Abron, Zachary Abrusley, Zachary Absher, Zachary Abshier, Zachary Abston, Zachary Abubo, Zachary Abuza, Zachary Acard, Zachary Acebo, Zachary Aceret, Zachary Acerra, Zachary Achorn, Zachary Armelie, Zachary Ashbrook, Zachary Aaland, Zachary Aanderud, Zachary Aardweg, Zachary Aaron, Zachary Aarons, Zachary Abbell, Zachary Abele, Zachary Abeles, Zachary Abercrombie, Zachary Aberg, Zachary Aberman, Zachary Abernathy, Zachary Able, Zachary Ables, Zachary Ablon, Zachary Abner, Zachary Abraham, More results

Author: Rich Kachold