Total births
31
Boys' name · since 2012
Zkai
Zkai has 31 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9679
- among boys today
- 31
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
31 babies have been named Zkai since 2012, making it today's #9679 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zkai has been recorded 31 times among boys since 2012, currently ranked #9679 nationally and more common than 32% 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 2012 to 2025.
- #9679 among boys today
- 31 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Zkai is currently the #9679 boys' name in America, more common than 32% of boys - 31 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9679
- among boys today
- 31
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Zkai vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9679
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 32% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
68% of everyone ever named Zkai was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
8 babies were named Zkai in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Zkai compares
31 11th percentile among 14,294 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
Zkai's all-time total is 92% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zkai | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Zkai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zkai's full recorded timeline at 2023, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zkai at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#9,679
Active since
2012
Zkai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Zkai by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zkai's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Zkai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 21 births (68% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zkai? ▼
Zkai has been given to 31 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #9679 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Zkai most popular? ▼
Zkai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Zkai been used? ▼
Zkai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 14 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Zkai? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zkari. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zkai: #9679 Boys' Name - 31 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zkai. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zkai 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 July 2026.