Is Zakai a boy or girl name?
Zakai is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 472 boys were named Zakai, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 3,538 US babies named Zakai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #603
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Zakai since 1998
- 3,538
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 472 babies
Boys and girls named Zakai, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 472 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 414 | #662 | 7 | #13,413 |
| 2022 | 373 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 313 | #786 | 6 | #15,194 |
| 2020 | 249 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 244 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 242 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 185 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 142 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 104 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 84 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 95 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 89 | #1,710 | 5 | #19,473 |
| 2011 | 64 | #2,103 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,168 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 61 | #2,202 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 51 | #2,514 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,212 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 65 | #2,061 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,612 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 36 | #2,884 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 21 | #4,112 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,631 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,670 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,407 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #7,129 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,620 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zakai reached #603 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #13,413 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zakai
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.