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Zaki

Boy

Meaning of Zaki: Arabic: 'pure' or 'intelligent'

Zaki is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2366th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 785th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2366

57 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#785

43 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,514

First recorded 1974 · peak 2023

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 16 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 23 babies1998: 21 babies1999: 26 babies2000: 34 babies20002001: 47 babies2002: 32 babies2003: 44 babies2004: 36 babies2005: 46 babies2006: 34 babies2007: 47 babies2008: 62 babies2009: 37 babies2010: 50 babies20102011: 48 babies2012: 51 babies2013: 49 babies2014: 44 babies2015: 54 babies2016: 43 babies2017: 53 babies2018: 54 babies2019: 46 babies2020: 43 babies20202021: 43 babies2022: 60 babies2023: 62 babies2024: 56 babies2025: 57 babies
US babies named Zaki per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 62.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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