Laughter or God has remembered
Zak is primarily used as a short form of Zachary or Isaac. As a derivative of Zachary, it stems from the Hebrew name Zechariah meaning 'the Lord has remembered.' When linked to Isaac, it relates to the Hebrew word for 'laughter.'
Less common today
Zak isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,074 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
English rock drummer and son of Ringo Starr
Paranormal investigator and host of Ghost Adventures
Long-running patriarch of the Dingle family · Emmerdale
Tabloid reporter and protagonist · Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
