Fun Facts About the Name Zakery
- More than 1 thousand babies named Zakery: U.S. records list 1,339 babies given the name Zakery from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zakery Mean?
Zakery is a spelling variant of Zachary, an English given name that comes from the biblical Greek name Zacharias, ultimately from Hebrew Zekharyah (זְכַרְיָה). The Hebrew name means 'Yahweh has remembered,' from zakhar, 'to remember,' and Yah, a short form of the divine name Yahweh. English Bibles often render the meaning as 'the Lord has remembered.' The spelling Zakery uses k for the ch sound and e for the unstressed vowel in Zachary, but it shares the same origin and meaning.
Zakery Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Zekharyah appears in the Hebrew Bible; the prophet Zechariah is a well-known bearer, and the book of Zechariah is named for him. The Greek form Zacharias (Ζαχαρίας) was used in the Septuagint and the New Testament, where Zechariah is the father of John the Baptist. Latin kept the form Zacharias, and English translations used Zachariah or Zechariah for biblical figures. From this tradition, English speakers adopted Zachary as a given name. Zakery is an alternate spelling of Zachary rather than a separate name with its own history; the k and e spellings reflect English pronunciation conventions. Other spellings of the same name include Zachery and Zakary.
How Popular is the Name Zakery?
Zakery 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 1993. Its best rank was #1,305 in 1993.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #14,059 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #8,819 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #14,164 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #5,738 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #6,300 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #8,105 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #4,387 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #4,978 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #3,528 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #3,273 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2008 | #3,163 | 37 | 0.0018% |
| 2007 | #3,133 | 37 | 0.0018% |
| 2006 | #2,697 | 44 | 0.0021% |
| 2005 | #2,362 | 50 | 0.0025% |
| 2004 | #2,315 | 50 | 0.0025% |
| 2003 | #2,179 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 2002 | #2,123 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 2001 | #1,891 | 59 | 0.0030% |
| 2000 | #2,134 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 1999 | #1,691 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 1998 | #1,603 | 66 | 0.0035% |
| 1997 | #1,570 | 66 | 0.0035% |
| 1996 | #1,516 | 67 | 0.0035% |
| 1995 | #1,576 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 1994 | #1,543 | 61 | 0.0032% |
| 1993 | #1,305 | 77 | 0.0039% |
| 1992 | #1,523 | 59 | 0.0030% |
| 1991 | #1,797 | 45 | 0.0022% |
| 1990 | #1,945 | 40 | 0.0019% |
| 1989 | #2,467 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1988 | #2,858 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | #3,729 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #3,130 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #4,693 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #3,457 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #7,337 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #4,587 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #6,259 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #7,287 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #4,837 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #6,755 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #6,851 | 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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How the Name Zakery Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have aspiration and inspiration, hope and guidance. Since you are intuitive and perceptive and you understand human nature. You have the power to achieve. Diplomacy and discretion make you a good mediator. You are inspired, introspective, and have a good understanding of the human heart. You can have the ability to commercialize your artistic talents successfully. You are often a mystery to others and to yourself. You are always reaching for something higher, without exactly knowing what that "higher" is. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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