Zakk
Masculine · “the Lord has remembered”
Zakk is Zack with a doubled k, and its best-known bearer chose it for the stage. The guitarist Zakk Wylde, born Jeffrey Wielandt in New Jersey, joined Ozzy Osbourne's band as a young unknown and later founded Black Label Society, and his name made this spelling familiar to heavy-metal fans everywhere.
How old is the name Zakk?
Zakk first appears in US birth records in 1989 — 36 years ago. The typical Zakk alive today was born around 2007, making them about 18 years old. About 500 people named Zakk are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Zakk most popular?
Zakk peaked in 2007, reaching #3090 nationally. See the whole 2007 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Hebrew Zekharyah to Zakk
The story of Zakk
Zachary comes from the Hebrew name of the prophet Zechariah, and English shortened it to Zack and Zach. Zakk writes that short form with a double k, and it has no history of its own apart from those names. Wylde's stage name gave the spelling a recognizable face well beyond his own fans.
Meaning
the Lord has remembered, as Zachary
The meaning belongs to Zachary, from Hebrew Zekharyah, 'the Lord has remembered'. Zakk is a spelling of its short form and adds no meaning of its own.
How the name formed
- Hebrew Zekharyah
- Zachary
- Zack
- Zakk
Pronouncing Zakk
ZAK
One syllable, said exactly like Zack and Zach.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1989
- Most boys named
- 200737 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3090reached in 2007
- Change vs 2021
- −16.7%5 in 2024, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Zakks among us
people named Zakk are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Zakk sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- One syllable, said exactly like the familiar Zack.
- A well-known bearer of this exact spelling in Zakk Wylde.
- Rests on Zachary, a name with a long, documented history.
- Most people will write Zack or Zach; expect to spell out the double k.
- To anyone who knows heavy metal it points straight to Zakk Wylde, a strong and very specific association.
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Frequently asked
- How many Zakks are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Zakk are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Zakk in 2025?
- Zakk is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Zakk with classmates?
- Zakk will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More Z names
The most-given names starting with Z, all years combined.
Zachary#216 · Zane#324 · Zion#142 · Zayden#213 · Zackary#1509 · Zachariah#536 · Zachery#2991 · Zander#396
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