Recorded 1976–2021 Boys' name Peak 2001 577 births

Zakee — boys' name

577 babies named Zakee in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s841980s991990s1572000s1662010s552020s16
2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Zakee was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

26 babies were named Zakee in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zakee

The Social Security Administration has registered 577 babies named Zakee between 1976 and 2021, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zakee currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zakee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 166 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zakee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Zakee in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zakee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 577 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zakee at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

577

Since 1976

46 years of records

Peak year

2001

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1976

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2021

Zakee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1976

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2001)
26
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
051015202530 20212014200620001994198619801976 18

Zakee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
166 births that decade — 29% of Zakee's all-time total
1970s841980s991990s1572000s1662010s552020s16

Zakee by state

Where Zakee concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Zakee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
80 13.9%
#2 Pennsylvania
69 12.0%
#3 New York
5 0.9%
New Jersey share of Zakee's total US births 13.9%
Even split

80 of 577 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zakee?
577 babies have been named Zakee since 1976. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2001 with 26 births.
When was Zakee most popular?
Zakee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 166 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Zakee most popular?
The top states for the name Zakee are New Jersey (80 births), Pennsylvania (69 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Zakee been used?
Zakee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 46 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Zakee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zakary, Zakai, Zakaria, Zakariya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.