Zakai: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “pure, innocent”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- zah-KYE · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Zakai comes from Hebrew zakkai, meaning 'pure' or 'innocent.' It is the form seen in rabbinic names such as Yohanan ben Zakkai.
How popular is Zakai?
Babies named Zakai in 2024472
2024 rank#603 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18803,538
Zakai is rising: use over the last five years is 5.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Zakai
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Zakai questions
What does the name Zakai mean?
Zakai means "pure, innocent". It comes from Hebrew. Zakai comes from Hebrew zakkai, meaning 'pure' or 'innocent.' It is the form seen in rabbinic names such as Yohanan ben Zakkai.
Is Zakai a boy or girl name?
Zakai is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Zakai?
472 US babies were named Zakai in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Zakai?
Zakai is usually pronounced zah-KYE.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.