Zaki is a distinctive choice, ranked #785 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Zaki in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#785
About the Name Zaki
Zaki is holding steady in the rankings at #785. It reached its peak of #575 in 2007 and has maintained consistent levels since β the hallmark of a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Zaki is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Zaki
Unlikely. With around 43 UK babies named Zaki per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zaki in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zaki has held a stable position around #785 for several years. It reached its recorded peak of #575 in 2007 and has maintained consistent levels since β suggesting lasting rather than trend-driven appeal.
Zaki is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Zaki include: Amr Zaki β Amr Hassan Zaki is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a striker.; Gihane Zaki β Gihane Zaki is an Egyptologist.; Mohamad Zaki β Dato' Mohamad Zaki, also known as Nazaki Zaki or Sandhaanu Zaki, is a businessman and politician in the Maldives..
Zaki does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Zakis in the wild.
43
UK babies named Zaki (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 11 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zaki
Likely around 1 other Zaki in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Zaki
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Amin Muhamed Zaki was a Sudanese footballer who played for the Sudan national team. Nicknamed the "Star of Stars", he was Sudan's captain when they won their only African Cup of Nations title in 1970.
Amr Hassan Zaki is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has played for numerous different clubs in Egypt, Russia, England, Turkey and Kuwait.
Gihane Zaki is an Egyptologist. Until 1993 she studied at the Helwan University (Egypt) and from 1995 to 2000 as a doctoral student at Lumière University Lyon 2 in France.
Dato' Mohamad Zaki, also known as Nazaki Zaki or Sandhaanu Zaki, is a businessman and politician in the Maldives. Zaki previously served as the chairman of the Maldives Ports Limited from 2019 to 2020, as well as the high commissioner of the Maldives to Malaysia and the non-resident ambassador of the Maldives to Thailand, and Indonesia, and High Commissioner to Brunei.
Zaki Rostom (Arabic: Ψ²ΩΩ Ψ±Ψ³ΨͺΩ ) was an Egyptian actor. A method actor known for portraying intimidating and often asocial villains, Zaki is regarded as one of the influential and important actors of Egyptian cinema.
Safa Zaki is an Egyptian-born American psychologist and academic administrator serving as the 16th president of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. She is the first woman to lead Bowdoin since its founding in 1794.
Haitham Ahmed Zaki (Arabic: ΩΩΨ«Ω Ψ£ΨΩ Ψ― Ψ²ΩΩ), also known as Haitham Zaki (Arabic: ΩΩΨ«Ω Ψ²ΩΩ), was an Egyptian actor who predominantly worked in Egyptian cinema.
Zaki Nassif was a Lebanese music composer and singer. He was influential among the first generation of composers for the mass audience for music on radio in Lebanon in the 1940s and 1950s, and continued to be a force in Lebanese music until his death in 2004.