Fun Facts About the Name Zaccai
- 537 babies named Zaccai: U.S. records list 537 babies given the name Zaccai from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zaccai Mean?
Zaccai is a masculine name from Hebrew, meaning pure or innocent. It comes from the Hebrew name Zakkai (זַכַּי), which is built on the root zakak (זָכַךְ), meaning "to be pure, clean, or clear." The literal sense is "pure"; "innocent" is a customary English gloss that develops the same idea of being free from guilt or impurity.
The name is sometimes confused with Zachary, but Zachary comes from Zechariah, a different Hebrew name. Zaccai is also related to the New Testament name Zacchaeus (Greek Zakchaios, Ζακχαῖος), which comes from the same Hebrew root; Zaccai is the direct transliteration of the Hebrew biblical name rather than a form of the Greek name.
Zaccai Name History & Origins
Zaccai appears in the Hebrew Bible in Ezra 2:9 and Nehemiah 7:14, where the "children of Zaccai" are listed among the families that returned from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel. The same name occurs in 1 Esdras 5:12 in the Greek tradition of the return lists. These passages present Zaccai as a family or clan name, not as a narrative character.
In Jewish tradition, the name is associated with Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai, a first-century sage whose father was named Zakkai. This shows the name in use in the Second Temple period. The name continued in Jewish communities, and in English Bibles it is usually rendered Zaccai. The New Testament Zacchaeus (Luke 19) is a Greek form of the same Hebrew name, but he is a separate figure from the Zaccai of Ezra and Nehemiah.
How Popular is the Name Zaccai?
Zaccai has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #1,865 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,865 | 85 | 0.0050% |
| 2024 | #2,006 | 77 | 0.0045% |
| 2023 | #2,945 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2022 | #2,958 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2021 | #2,691 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2020 | #2,758 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2019 | #4,330 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #7,120 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #7,532 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #7,590 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #9,546 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #5,725 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #7,003 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #5,475 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #5,936 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #6,689 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #6,791 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #12,517 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #7,078 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #12,027 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #13,336 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #12,732 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #12,461 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #12,093 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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