Boys' name · since 1976
Zakee
583 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.
- #7,197 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,969 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 583
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zakee is the #10969 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 583 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakee has been recorded 583 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #10969 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #7,197 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,969 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 583 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakee ranks #7,197 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,969 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 583 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,197 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,969 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 583
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zakee's 583 recorded births place it above 84.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Zakee compares
583 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Zakee's all-time total is 58% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zakee | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 583 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zakee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zakee splits its recorded history at 1999: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zakee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Zakee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (166 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Zakee's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Zakee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
157 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 166 births (28% of all-time use).
How Zakee 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 Zakee's total volume
Zakee by state
Where Zakee concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 80 | 13.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 69 | 11.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
80 of 583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Zakee's data
- Zakee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Zakees (80 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nearby Names Like Zakee
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zakee
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Zakee
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zakee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Zakee 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.