Boys' name · since 1965
Zak
Zak has 1,608 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,781 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,880 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,608
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,608 babies have been named Zak since 1965, making it today's #6880 boys' name.
Zak has 1,608 recorded births among boys since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6880 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #3,781 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,880 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,608 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zak ranks #3,781 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,880 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,608 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,781 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,880 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,608
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zak's 1,608 recorded births place it above 91.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zak compares
1,608 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zak's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zak | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,608 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zak splits its recorded history at 1995: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Zak by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (411 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Zak's strongest decade.
411 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Zak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 139
1970s
139 births
- 1980s
1980s
181 births
- 1990s
1990s
289 births
- 2000s
2000s
411 births
- 2010s
2010s
407 births
- 2020s 147
2020s
147 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 411 births (26% of all-time use).
How Zak compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Zak's total volume
Zak by state
Where Zak concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 100 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 62 | 3.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Utah | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
100 of 1,608 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Zak's data
- Zak's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (411 total births) through the 2020s (147) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zaks (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1965–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zak draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.