Baby name
FADING BOY · SLOVENIAN
🇸🇮, 🇺🇸 Žak
/ʒak/
Meaning
“Supplanter”
Žak means 'supplanter' and is a Slovene diminutive of Jakob.
How it ages.
Žak is less common today, which can make it feel familiar yet unexpectedly distinctive.
The cultural moment.
Use of Žak is easing gradually in the United States, but the name remains familiar and usable.