Recorded 1989–2015 Boys' name Peak 2015 12 births

Zek — boys' name

12 babies named Zek in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52010s7
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Zek was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zek in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zek

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Zek between 1989 and 2015, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zek currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zek performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zek shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zek 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 12 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.

Zek at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

12

Since 1989

27 years of records

Peak year

2015

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1989

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2015

Zek popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1989

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2015)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20151989 5

Zek by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
7 births that decade — 58% of Zek's all-time total
1980s52010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zek?
12 babies have been named Zek since 1989. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2015 with 7 births.
When was Zek most popular?
Zek was most popular in the 2010s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Zek been used?
Zek has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 27 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Zek?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zeke, Zekiel, Zekiah, Zekai, 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, 1989–2015 (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.