Is Zakari a boy or girl name?
Zakari is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 197 boys were named Zakari, so 5.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9.9% of the 2,512 US babies named Zakari were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,096
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,910
- Babies named Zakari since 1986
- 2,512
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 228 babies
Boys and girls named Zakari, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 197 | #1,096 | 12 | #8,910 |
| 2023 | 213 | #1,027 | 15 | #7,625 |
| 2022 | 183 | #1,143 | 14 | #8,016 |
| 2021 | 147 | #1,297 | 8 | #12,167 |
| 2020 | 172 | #1,141 | 17 | #6,907 |
| 2019 | 178 | #1,111 | 11 | #9,715 |
| 2018 | 165 | #1,167 | 22 | #5,779 |
| 2017 | 106 | #1,552 | 11 | #9,918 |
| 2016 | 95 | #1,673 | 10 | #10,833 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,233 | 11 | #10,136 |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,659 | 13 | #8,951 |
| 2013 | 37 | #3,059 | 14 | #8,569 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,056 | 19 | #6,862 |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,231 | 13 | #9,131 |
| 2010 | 53 | #2,401 | 12 | #9,767 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3,222 | 9 | #12,410 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,629 | 8 | #13,796 |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,919 | 7 | #15,449 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,221 | 8 | #13,573 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,707 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,155 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,974 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,346 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,987 | 7 | #13,492 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,639 | 7 | #13,142 |
| 1999 | 28 | #3,029 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,845 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #6,094 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,403 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,790 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,468 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,499 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,997 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,637 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,375 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,807 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,746 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,452 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,716 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zakari reached #1,027 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #5,779 in 2018. 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 Zakari
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.