Zakai is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Zakai means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Zakai across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Zakai has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Zakai is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “pure, innocent”. A Hebrew name meaning clean or blameless.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,070 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 230 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Zakai per year, United States (1998 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (528/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (27/yr).
Zakai is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #1,132 nationally (given to 551 babies that year).
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