Zack
- Pronunciation
- [Zack]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Variant Of Zachariah And Zachary.
- Origin
- English
Zack Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 8,887 baby boys have been named Zack. The name peaked in 2008 with 237 US births that year (rank #889). In 2024, ranked #1388 nationally — 499 places below its 2008 peak.
Top States for Zack
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Zack births are: California (772), Texas (666), New York (392).
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4-Letter Names Starting with Z
Names with Zack's exact length and starting letter: Zach, Zada, Zaid, Zaim, Zain.
Quick Facts About Zack
US Popularity History (2002–2010)
Annual US births named Zack by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2008 with 237 boys named Zack (boy rank #889 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2010, ranked #968 for boys (205 US births). That's 79 places below its 2008 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Zack Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Zack the strongest states are New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | #750 | 65 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | #774 | 22 |
| 3 | New York | #798 | 142 |
| 4 | California | #834 | 179 |
| 5 | Florida | #908 | 91 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | #908 | 91 |
| 2 | California | #834 | 179 |
| 3 | New York | #798 | 142 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | #774 | 22 |
| 5 | New Jersey | #750 | 65 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Zack in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
Famous People Named Zack
1 notable figure from history and culture who share the name Zack.
- Zack de la Rocha — Rapper (1970)
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Compare Zack to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Zack against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).