Masculine dossier · first seen 1965

Zak

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Zak
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2004

Peak era

2004

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1965Peak 20042024

Peak year

2004

Decline from peak

60%

2024

All-time

1,593

Zak is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2004, when 50 boys were named Zak.

In 2024, only 20 boys were given the name.

Down 60% from its peak.

All told, about 1,593 Americans have been named Zak and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1965.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2004

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