Zakari
Zakari was the 1062nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 206 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1030th with 213 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,171 places. More babies were named Zakari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,062 boys, up 79 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 206boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023213 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,729babies recorded
Zakari popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,900 | #1,062 | 9 | 206 |
| 2020 | #6,911 | #1,141 | 17 | 172 |
| 2010 | #9,770 | #2,401 | 12 | 53 |
| 2000 | #13,142 | #3,639 | 7 | 23 |
| 1990 | — | #5,375 | — | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Zakari, counting every spelling?
Zakari is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #652 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,062 for Zakari on its own. Together these spellings went to 410 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zakari | 206 | #1,062 | 948 |
| Zackary | 116 | #1,513 | 757 |
| Zacari | 61 | #2,302 | 373 |
| Zakary | 18 | #5,389 | 131 |
| Zacarri | — | — | 47 |
| Zakarri | 9 | #8,896 | 45 |
| Zakkary | — | — | 28 |
| Zakarie | — | — | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zakari?
206 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zakari (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zakari born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 41 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zakari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zakari?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Zakari are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 15. That makes Zakari a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zakari by state
How common Zakari was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (3.9×), South Carolina (3.2×), Georgia (2.4×), North Carolina (2.2×), Tennessee (1.9×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zakari: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zakari, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zakari
How popular is the name Zakari?
Zakari was the 1062nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 206 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1030th with 213 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,171 places. More babies were named Zakari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zakari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Zakari in the US.
Where is Zakari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zakari was most common in Maryland (0.43 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Georgia.