Zak Boy
How popular is Zak?
#6,799 boy name in 2025
12 baby boys were named Zak in the US in 2025, making it the 6799th most popular boy name.
Zak popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,799 for boys (▼ 2102 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-71% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,863 in 2015, #4,536 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2004 (50 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,904 in 1988 |
| First recorded | 1965 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zak counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Zack family of names ranked #1,062 for boys in 2025 (#1,005 the year before), with 175 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Zak is most popular
Babies named Zak per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Zak by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34 | #3,230 |
| 1970s | 139 | #1,981 |
| 1980s | 181 | #1,904 |
| 1990s | 289 | #2,044 |
| 2000s | 411 | #2,279 |
| 2010s | 407 | #2,526 |
| 2020s | 147 | #3,073 |
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Questions
- Is Zak a boy or girl name?
- Zak is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Zak were boys.
- How popular is the name Zak?
- 12 baby boys were named Zak in the US in 2025, making it the 6799th most popular boy name.
- When was Zak most popular?
- Zak peaked in 2004, when 50 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,904 in 1988.
- How many people are named Zak?
- 1,608 babies have been named Zak in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,562 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Zak most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zak was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.