girls:
18 births since 2012
#5698 (0th percentile)
boys:
3k births since 1998
#2269 (51st percentile)
overall:
3.1k births since 1998
#4909 (37th percentile)
The name Zakai is the #4,909 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 3,063 recorded births since 1998. This represents the 36.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 36.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,269 (50.5% percentile) for all time with 3,045 births since 1998. For girls, it ranks #5,698 (0.3% percentile) for all time with 18 births since 2012.
Zakai first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1998 (1998 for boys and 2012 for girls).
The name Zakai has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 99.4% of all recorded births being male.
For boys, Zakai reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 40.2% percentile (ranked #545) with 225 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 225 births per million (ranked 40.2% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Zakai is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #545 (40.2% percentile) with 225 births per million.
For girls, Zakai reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.2% percentile (ranked #945) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.2% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for girls has remained relatively stable. Currently, Zakai is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #945 (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Zakai".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Zakai. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 88.2% confident that Zakai is pronounced as zuh-KAI, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is zuh-KAY, at 11.8% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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