US rank #10716 Boys' name Peak 2023 38 births

Zekani — #10716 US boys' name

38 babies named Zekani in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s72020s31
#10716
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 25% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Zekani was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

10 babies were named Zekani in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zekani

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Zekani between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zekani currently holds the #10716 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zekani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zekani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zekani 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 38 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.

Zekani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

38

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2023

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#10,716

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zekani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
10
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
567891011 20242023202220202019 7

Zekani by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
31 births that decade — 82% of Zekani's all-time total
2010s72020s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zekani?
38 babies have been named Zekani since 2019. It currently ranks #10716 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 10 births.
When was Zekani most popular?
Zekani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Zekani been used?
Zekani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zekani?
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.

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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, 2019–2024 (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.