Zair vs Zaire

Side-by-side comparison of Zair and Zaire - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Zair

Boy name · Rank #2744

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Name B

Zaire

Boy name · Rank #470

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Metric Zair Zaire
Current Rank #2744 #470
Total Births (all years) 652 9,465
Peak Year 2025 2023
Peak Year Births 51 655
Peak Decade 2010s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1999 1974

Births by Decade

Decade Zair Zaire
1970s - 63
1980s - 44
1990s 12 732
2000s 155 2,125
2010s 264 2,876
2020s 221 3,625

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zair Zaire
2014 25 238
2015 21 254
2016 35 305
2017 33 317
2018 33 389
2019 24 498
2020 32 542
2021 34 557
2022 25 615
2023 31 655
2024 48 655
2025 51 601

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1999–2025.

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