Zak

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Zak is a given name derived from Zachary or Zechariah/Zachariah.

From Wikipedia

Zak first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 626 babies (rank #101 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Zak

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Zak yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

9,099

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

626

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Zak

Zak Pennfilm actor · b. 1968
Zak Starkeymusician · b. 1965

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	405	#112
1997	345	#120
1998	372	#121
1999	397	#118
2000	438	#106
2001	495	#103
2002	445	#108
2003	474	#109
2004	524	#105
2005	582	#100
2006	528	#108
2007	626	#101
2008	624	#100
2009	516	#112
2010	505	#123
2011	392	#154
2012	357	#166
2013	313	#181
2014	285	#202
2015	252	#225
2016	224	#243