boy's name
Zach
ZAK
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 11,783
Ireland
#94
2025 births
Zach is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord has remembered," a short form of Zachary that has become a full name in its own right. It ranks 94th in Ireland and 111th in Northern Ireland.
- Zach is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2011, when 342 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 5,606 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1996.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Zach over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 352 |
| 2000s | 1,584 |
| 2010s | 2,279 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 633 |
What Zach means
Zach means the Lord has remembered, inherited from Zachariah. The Hebrew joins zakhar, to remember, with a form of the divine name, and the sense is that God has not forgotten a promise — it is a statement about covenant rather than about memory.
Where Zach comes from
Zach is a short form of Zachary, which is the English form of the Hebrew Zekharyah, from zakhar, to remember, and Yah, a shortened form of the divine name. Two biblical figures carry it: Zechariah the prophet, whose book closes the Old Testament's minor prophets, and Zechariah the priest in Luke's gospel, struck mute for doubting the angel who tells him his elderly wife Elizabeth will bear John the Baptist — he regains speech only when he writes the child's name. Zachary reached English through the Latin Zacharias and became common after the Reformation, when Old Testament names spread among Protestants. Zach is distinct from Zack, which is more often short for Zachary in American use, and from Zac, and the three split the same demand across three spellings.
Zach in use
Zach ranks 94th in Ireland with 62 births in 2025, 111th in Northern Ireland and 150th in Scotland, so it does better across the island than in Britain at 426th or the United States at 2,502nd — where Zachary itself and the Zack spelling take most of the volume. Our records mark it stable with a peak in 2007 and carry it from 1913.
How popular is Zach?
In 2025, Zach was given to 94 babies in England and Wales, ranking #426 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zach is used
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zach
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zach also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zach over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Zach in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Zach
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zach — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zach
What does the name Zach mean?
Zach means "the Lord has remembered," inherited from Zachariah.
Is Zach short for Zachary?
Yes, and also for Zachariah. It is now commonly registered as a full name.
What is the difference between Zach and Zack?
Only spelling. Zack is more common in American use; Zach holds better in Ireland and Britain.
How popular is Zach?
Ninety-fourth in Ireland and 111th in Northern Ireland.
Is Zach a girl's or a boy's name?
Zach is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Zach?
Zach has 1 syllable.
Is Zach a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zach currently ranks #94 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.