Zaaire — #10516 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Zaaire

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Zaaire between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zaaire currently holds the #10516 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaaire performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zaaire shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaaire in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.