Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Zakar isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
In mythological stories, Zakar is associated with the god of dreams.
Zakar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 112
- 112 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,694 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,694 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 126 as a first name in 2020; 303 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zakar’s family of names
Zakar has a related form in Zaakar. Zakar has a related form in Zaakkar. Zakar has a related form in Zakare.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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