How Many People Are Named Zak?
An estimated 1,554 people in the United States have the first name Zak. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Zak peaked in popularity in 2004 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zak as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zak paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,554
About 1 in 220,563 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2004
50 births
Total Registered
1,593
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zak
Zak is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,593 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zak as a male name
Ranked #5,042 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (50 births)
Zak: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zak span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 411 babies were registered. While Zak is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zak by Decade
How has Zak tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zak by State
Birth registrations for Zak span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, Florida. On average, about 29 Zaks were registered per state.
Zak + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zak as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zak
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zak: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zak?
We estimate approximately 1,554 people named Zak are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 220,563 Americans share this first name.
Is Zak a common name?
Zak is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,593 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zak most popular?
Zak reached peak popularity in 2004, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zak is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zak a male name?
Zak is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zak Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zak Smith, Zak Johnson, Zak Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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