Zair Boy
How popular is Zair?
#2,572 boy name in 2025
51 baby boys were named Zair in the US in 2025, making it the 2572nd most popular boy name.
Zair popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,572 for boys (▲ 143 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 51 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+143% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,543 in 2015, #3,416 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (51 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,572 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1999 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zair counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Zaire family of names ranked #461 for boys in 2025 (#438 the year before), with 652 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Zaire | 601 | 92% |
| Zair | 51 | 8% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Zair is most popular
Babies named Zair per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Zair by decade
Boy names about as popular as Zair
Questions
- Is Zair a boy or girl name?
- Zair is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Zair were boys.
- How popular is the name Zair?
- 51 baby boys were named Zair in the US in 2025, making it the 2572nd most popular boy name.
- When was Zair most popular?
- Zair peaked in 2025, when 51 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,572 in 2025.
- How many people are named Zair?
- 652 babies have been named Zair in the US since 1880. We estimate about 647 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Zair most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zair was most common in North Carolina, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.