Unisex name · since 1986
Zakari
2,472 babies named Zakari in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,889 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,062 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,472
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zakari is the #1062 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,472 recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakari has been recorded 2,472 times among boys since 1986, currently ranked #1062 nationally and more common than 92% 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 1986 to 2025.
- #2,889 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,062 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,472 born since 1986
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakari ranks #2,889 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,062 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,472 born since 1986, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,889 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,062 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,472
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zakari's 2,472 recorded births place it above 93.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Zakari compares
2,472 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Zakari's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zakari | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,472 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 213 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zakari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zakari's full recorded timeline at 2006, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 213 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zakari popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 213
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Zakari popularity over time - girls
257 total births recorded since 2000 (Zakari as girls' name)
Zakari by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,120 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Zakari's strongest decade.
1,120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Zakari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 168
1990s
168 births
- 2000s 309
2000s
309 births
- 2010s
2010s
838 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,120 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,120 births (45% of all-time use).
How Zakari 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 Zakari's total volume
Zakari by state
Where Zakari concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 177 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 142 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 124 | 5.0% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 122 | 4.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 81 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 76 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 67 | 2.7% |
| #8 | California | | 64 | 2.6% |
177 of 2,472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Zakari appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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- Florida records the most Zakaris (177 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Zakari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Zakari 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.