Zakai
Zakai or Zakkai is a Hebrew surname. Notable people with the surname include:David Zakai, member of the Second Aliyah, Hebrew teacher, Histadrut leader, Jewish journalist and publicist Johanan ben Zakai, Mishnah rabbi Mira Zakai (1942-2019), Israeli contralto Moshe Zakai, Israeli scientist Shafrira Zakai, Israeli voice actress and translator Shai Zakai Shmuel Zakai, Israeli general Yehezkel…
Meaning & Origin of Zakai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zakai or Zakkai is a Hebrew surname. Notable people with the surname include:David Zakai, member of the Second Aliyah, Hebrew teacher, Histadrut leader, Jewish journalist and publicist Johanan ben Zakai, Mishnah rabbi Mira Zakai (1942-2019), Israeli contralto Moshe Zakai, Israeli scientist Shafrira Zakai, Israeli voice actress and translator Shai Zakai Shmuel Zakai, Israeli general Yehezkel…
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The Story of Zakai
Zakai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1998, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 517 Zakais were born — ranking #566 that year. As of 2026, Zakai ranks #566 for baby boys with 517 births, rising sharply (+84% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Zakais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zakai
Zakai is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Zakai's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #566. Use the chart and map above to compare Zakai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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