Masculine dossier · first seen 1998
Zakai
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
528
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Zakai
How many people are named Zakai?
An estimated 4,018 living Americans are named Zakai.
How rare is Zakai?
Zakai is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 528 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Zakai?
The median age of a living American named Zakai is approximately 5 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 10 years old.
Is Zakai still popular?
Yes — Zakai is currently rising in popularity, with 528 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 4.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Zakai most common?
Zakai has its strongest geographic signal in Pennsylvania, where it appears 1.9× more often than the national baseline.
1998Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
528
All-time
4,052
Where it lives now
Zakai is most concentrated in Georgia — about 1.9× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Zakai is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.