Zak
2025 SSA
About Zak
This zippy short form of Zachary is more and more often standing on its own -- sometimes as Zac, Zach, Zack, or even Zakk -- but this simple-yet-straightforward version may be the very best.
Pronounced ZAK.
As of October 2026, Zak ranked #7181 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1947 in 1988.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,620 | 47 | 24.5 |
| 2015 | #2,917 | 41 | 21.4 |
| 2016 | #3,357 | 34 | 17.9 |
| 2017 | #3,120 | 38 | 20.5 |
| 2018 | #3,102 | 38 | 20.9 |
| 2019 | #3,564 | 32 | 17.8 |
| 2020 | #4,848 | 20 | 11.6 |
| 2021 | #3,119 | 39 | 22.3 |
| 2022 | #4,295 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | #3,873 | 29 | 17 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
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Zak on lists
Famous Zaks
- Zachary Alexander "Zak" Bagans
American ghost hunter, star of TV's "Ghost Adventures"
- Zak Brown
American racing driver
- Zackary Robert "Zak" DeOssie
American NFL football player
- Zak Ibsen
American soccer player
- Zak Knutson
American film and TV director
- Zak Penn
American screenwriter
- Adam Zachary "Zak" Orth
American actor
- Zak Richard Starkey (b. 1965)
English drummer; son of drummer Ringo Starr
- Zachary Pym "Zak" Williams
son of actor Robin Williams
- Zak Abel
English,Moroccan Singer,Songwriter
Zak in pop culture
- Zak Gramarye
character in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. Also known as Shadi Enigmar and later, Shadi Smith.