US rank #2453 Boys' name Peak 2008 1,457 births

Zaki — #2453 US boys' name

1,457 babies named Zaki in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s341980s771990s1712000s4192010s4922020s264
#2453
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Zaki was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

62 babies were named Zaki in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaki

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,457 babies named Zaki between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zaki currently holds the #2453 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaki performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 492 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zaki shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 92 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Zaki in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaki 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 1,457 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.

Zaki at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,457

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2008

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,453

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaki popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
62
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Zaki by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
492 births that decade — 34% of Zaki's all-time total
1970s341980s771990s1712000s4192010s4922020s264

Zaki by state

Where Zaki concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zaki
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
92 6.3%
#2 Pennsylvania
44 3.0%
#3 New York
28 1.9%
#4 New Jersey
24 1.6%
#5 Illinois
17 1.2%
#6 Texas
15 1.0%
#7 Virginia
11 0.8%
#8 Florida
10 0.7%
California share of Zaki's total US births 6.3%
Even split

92 of 1,457 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Zaki appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaki?
1,457 babies have been named Zaki since 1974. It currently ranks #2453 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 62 births.
When was Zaki most popular?
Zaki was most popular in the 2010s decade with 492 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Zaki most popular?
The top states for the name Zaki are California (92 births), Pennsylvania (44 births), New York (28 births).
How long has the name Zaki been used?
Zaki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaki?
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.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.