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Zekai

100% boys · 15 born in 2025

Zekai has been given to about 140 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 139
Median age today4 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zekai per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 21
  • Born in 202515
  • All time140
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Zekai?

Its best year was 2024, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 4885th. The typical living American called Zekai is about 4 years old today.

Names that sound like Zekai

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zakai0.80
  2. Kai0.65
  3. Makai0.65
  4. Jakai0.65
  5. Shai0.61
  6. Sean0.51
  7. Zakary0.52
  8. Semaj0.51

Middle names for Zekai

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zekai Paul0.83
  2. Zekai John0.83
  3. Zekai Lee0.83
  4. Zekai Dean0.82
  5. Zekai Blake0.82
  6. Zekai Bryce0.82

Sibling names for Zekai

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.85
  2. Oziasbrother · 0.84
  3. Azaiahbrother · 0.84
  4. Asaiahbrother · 0.84
  5. Xylasister · 0.84
  6. Lakelynsister · 0.83

Where Zekai is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Zekai Reyes0.78
    2. Zekai Nguyen0.78
    3. Zekai Moore0.78
    4. Zekai Lee0.78
    5. Zekai Hall0.78
    6. Zekai Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Zekai

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.