Zaire Boy
How popular is Zaire?
#503 boy name in 2025
601 baby boys were named Zaire in the US in 2025, making it the 503rd most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
Zaire popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #503 for boys (▼ 33 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 601 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+137% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #873 in 2015, #526 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (655 boys) |
| Highest rank | #466 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zaire 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 Zaire is most popular
Babies named Zaire per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Georgia: 1.1 per 1,000 (283 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.9 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- Maryland: 0.8 per 1,000 (100 boys)
- Florida: 0.6 per 1,000 (285 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.6 per 1,000 (60 boys)
Zaire by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63 | #2,448 |
| 1980s | 44 | #4,445 |
| 1990s | 732 | #835 |
| 2000s | 2,125 | #794 |
| 2010s | 2,876 | #560 |
| 2020s | 3,625 | #466 |
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Questions
- Is Zaire a boy or girl name?
- Zaire is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Zaire were boys.
- How popular is the name Zaire?
- 601 baby boys were named Zaire in the US in 2025, making it the 503rd most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Zaire most popular?
- Zaire peaked in 2023, when 655 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #466 in 2023.
- How many people are named Zaire?
- 10,897 babies have been named Zaire in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,794 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Zaire most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zaire was most common in Georgia, at 1.1 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.