Zak
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZAK
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #538 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Big in Scotland
Zak is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has remembered”. In 2025 it ranked 538th for boys in the UK (79 babies) and 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Zak mean?
Hebrew: short form of Zachary or Zachariah
“God has remembered”
A short form of Zachary or Zachariah, from the Hebrew Zechariah, God has remembered.
Is Zak a girl's or a boy's name?
Zak is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 79 boys in the UK and 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zak in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 79about 1 in 3,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 79 boys in the UK were named Zak, making it the 538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 353rd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 741 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Zak since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Zak in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 477 boys in the UK were given Zak or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #133, up from #538 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 611th in England and Wales and 243rd in Scotland.
Zak in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #538 |
| 2024 | 90 | #492 |
| 2023 | 99 | #449 |
| 2022 | 126 | #374 |
| 2021 | 128 | #383 |
| 2020 | 143 | #353 |
| 2019 | 167 | #322 |
| 2018 | 209 | #270 |
| 2017 | 198 | #289 |
| 2016 | 277 | #223 |
| 2015 | 292 | #219 |
| 2014 | 352 | #182 |
| 2013 | 382 | #168 |
| 2012 | 424 | #155 |
| 2011 | 480 | #144 |
| 2010 | 589 | #123 |
| 2009 | 620 | #113 |
| 2008 | 741 | #100 |
| 2007 | 741 | #98 |
| 2006 | 598 | #110 |
| 2005 | 658 | #103 |
| 2004 | 581 | #112 |
| 2003 | 516 | #115 |
| 2002 | 495 | #113 |
| 2001 | 546 | #106 |
| 2000 | 494 | #116 |
| 1999 | 423 | #124 |
| 1998 | 405 | #126 |
| 1997 | 370 | #131 |
| 1996 | 430 | #116 |
How popular is Zak in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Zak, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 50 boys. It first appears in the records in 1965.
2025 had fewer boys named Zak than any year since 1981.
Half of all the boys named Zak in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 229 boys in the US were given Zak or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #918, up from #6,799 for this spelling alone.
Zak in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,799 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,073 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,053 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 34 | #3,292 |
| 2015 | 41 | #2,863 |
| 2014 | 47 | #2,580 |
| 2013 | 48 | #2,526 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,747 |
| 2010 | 43 | #2,786 |
| 2009 | 50 | #2,527 |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 2007 | 50 | #2,504 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,697 |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,563 |
| 2004 | 50 | #2,279 |
| 2003 | 46 | #2,308 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,878 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,669 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,372 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,708 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,585 |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,621 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,045 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,184 |
| 1990 | 36 | #2,044 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,904 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,708 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,981 |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,158 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,557 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
Names like Zak
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Muhammad Zayd Ahmed Hamza Ibrahim Abdullah Saif Mustafa Umar Abdulrahman Uzair
Other spellings of Zak
Names related to Zak
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zak: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zak, updated 20 October 2026.