Zaki
Zaki was the 2420th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 2184th with 62 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10 places. More babies were named Zaki in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,420 boys, up 425 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 57boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200862 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,514babies recorded
Zaki popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,420 | 57 |
| 2020 | #2,845 | 43 |
| 2010 | #2,510 | 50 |
| 2000 | #2,735 | 34 |
| 1990 | #3,777 | 16 |
| 1980 | #4,129 | 10 |
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How popular is Zaki, counting every spelling?
Zaki is the most common spelling of a name family that had 68 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 68 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaki | 57 | #2,420 | 278 |
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 Zaki?
57 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaki (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zaki 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 147 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaki.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaki?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Zaki are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 24. That makes Zaki mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Zaki by state
How common Zaki was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 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 Zaki: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zaki, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zaki
How popular is the name Zaki?
Zaki was the 2420th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 2184th with 62 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10 places. More babies were named Zaki in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zaki a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zaki in the US.
Where is Zaki most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaki was most common in New Jersey (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New York.