boy's name
Zakari
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,650
Zakari is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 215 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 228 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 15,420 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1986.
Zakari over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 37 |
| 1990s | 168 |
| 2000s | 355 |
| 2010s | 974 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,195 |
How popular is Zakari?
In 2025, Zakari was given to 215 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zakari is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zakari
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zakari also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zakari over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zakari
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zakari — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zakari
How popular is the name Zakari?
In 2025, Zakari was given to 215 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zakari a girl's or a boy's name?
Zakari is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Zakari most popular?
Zakari peaked in 2023, when 228 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zakari a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zakari currently ranks #1,060 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.