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Zak

Boy

Meaning of Zak: Hebrew: 'the Lord remembers'

Zak is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 6780th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 592nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6780

12 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#592

64 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,608

First recorded 1965 · peak 2009

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 17 babies1986: 25 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 34 babies1989: 26 babies1990: 36 babies19901991: 33 babies1992: 27 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 26 babies1995: 28 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 18 babies1998: 30 babies1999: 23 babies2000: 34 babies20002001: 27 babies2002: 32 babies2003: 46 babies2004: 50 babies2005: 43 babies2006: 43 babies2007: 50 babies2008: 36 babies2009: 50 babies2010: 43 babies20102011: 43 babies2012: 42 babies2013: 48 babies2014: 47 babies2015: 41 babies2016: 34 babies2017: 39 babies2018: 38 babies2019: 32 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 39 babies2022: 25 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 21 babies2025: 12 babies
US babies named Zak per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 50.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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