Boys' name · since 1998
Zakai
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 4,052 babies named Zakai, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,067 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #563 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,052
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zakai is the #563 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,052 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakai has been recorded 4,052 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #563 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #2,067 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #563 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,052 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakai ranks #2,067 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #563 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,052 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,067 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #563 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,052
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zakai's 4,052 recorded births place it above 95.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zakai compares
4,052 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Zakai's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zakai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,052 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 528 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zakai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zakai's full recorded timeline at 2012, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 528 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zakai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 528
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Zakai popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 2012 (Zakai as girls' name)
Zakai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,353 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Zakai's strongest decade.
2,353 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Zakai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 373
2000s
373 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,311 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,353 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,353 births (58% of all-time use).
How Zakai 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 Zakai's total volume
Zakai by state
Where Zakai concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 337 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 332 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 278 | 6.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 223 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 210 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 202 | 5.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 125 | 3.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 123 | 3.0% |
337 of 4,052 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Zakai appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Zakais (337 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 Zakai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Zakai 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.