Unisex name · since 2006

Zakhari

Zakhari has 405 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#8,963 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,875 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
405
born since 2006
2020s
peak decade

405 babies have been named Zakhari since 2006, making it today's #2875 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakhari has been recorded 405 times among boys since 2006, currently ranked #2875 nationally and more common than 79% 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 2006 to 2025.

  • #8,963 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,875 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 405 born since 2006
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakhari ranks #8,963 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,875 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 405 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.

#8,963 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,875 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
405
born since 2006
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%79.3%
Zakhari vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Zakhari's 405 recorded births place it above 80.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.

How Zakhari compares

405 Top 48% higher than 52% 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

Zakhari's all-time total is 10% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Zakhari Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 405 369 358,536
Peak-year births 54 34 22,252

Zakhari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Zakhari's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Zakhari popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
54
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
0204060 2006201020142017202020232025 44

Zakhari popularity over time - girls

26 total births recorded since 2011 (Zakhari as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 26 births
4.555.566.5 20112018202020212023 5

Zakhari by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (255 births, 63% of the file).

2020s was Zakhari's strongest decade.

255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Zakhari births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 255 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Zakhari by state

Where Zakhari concentrates geographically, total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Zakhari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
12 3.0%
#2 Georgia
12 3.0%
#3 North Carolina
11 2.7%
#4 Texas
5 1.2%
Florida share of Zakhari's total US births 3.0%
Even split

12 of 405 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zakhari?
Since 2006, Social Security records show 405 babies named Zakhari. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #8,963 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,875 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 54 births.
Where does Zakhari sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zakhari ranks #8,963 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,875 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zakhari most popular?
Zakhari was most popular in the 2020s decade with 255 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Zakhari most popular?
The top states for the name Zakhari are Florida (12 births), Georgia (12 births), North Carolina (11 births).
Is Zakhari a unisex name?
Yes, Zakhari is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 405 births, and as a girl's name it has 26 births.
How long has the name Zakhari been used?
Zakhari has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 20 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Zakhari?
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.

What to do with Zakhari's data

  • Florida records the most Zakharis (12 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 Zakhari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2006–2025 (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 Zakhari 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.