Zaki
Zaki is an Arabic male name and surname. Zaki is a Quranic name meaning "pure", "virtuous", or "intelligent".
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Zaki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zaki is an Arabic male name and surname. Zaki is a Quranic name meaning "pure", "virtuous", or "intelligent".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Zaki
Zaki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 64 births, good for #2,269 nationwide. About 31% of every Zaki on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zaki ranks #2,269 for baby boys with 64 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Zaki
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Zaki al-Arsuzi (1899–1998), Syrian politician
- Zaki Tun Azmi (born 1945), Malaysian judge
- Zaki Badawi (1922–2006), Egyptian Islamic scholar
- Zaki Badr (1926-1997), Egyptian security officer and politician
- Zaki Chehab (born 1956), Lebanese-British journalist
- Zaki al-Khatib (1887–1961), Syrian politician
- Zaki Naguib Mahmoud (1905–1993), Egyptian philosopher
- Zaki Mazboudi (1920–2000), Lebanese politician
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Names that sound like Zaki
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About the name Zaki
Zaki is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Zaki's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,160. Use the chart and map above to compare Zaki'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.