Total births
25
Boys' name · since 2008
Zaaire
Zaaire has 25 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10559
- among boys today
- 25
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Zaaire is the #10559 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 25 recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaaire has been recorded 25 times among boys since 2008, currently ranked #10559 nationally and more common than 26% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #10559 among boys today
- 25 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
- 26% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zaaire is currently the #10559 boys' name in America, more common than 26% of boys - 25 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10559
- among boys today
- 25
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- more common than other boys
Zaaire vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10559
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 26% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Zaaire was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
8 babies were named Zaaire in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Zaaire compares
25 9th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zaaire's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaaire | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Zaaire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zaaire's full recorded timeline at 2024, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zaaire at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#10,559
Active since
2008
Zaaire popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Zaaire by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zaaire's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Zaaire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zaaire? ▼
25 babies have been named Zaaire since 2008. It currently ranks #10559 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 8 births.
When was Zaaire most popular? ▼
Zaaire was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Zaaire been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zaaire since 2008 -- 18 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Zaaire? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaahir, Zaakir, Zaavan, Zaaron, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Zaaire
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zaaire
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Zaakir Boy
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Zaavan Boy
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Zaaron Boy
16 births
Zaafir Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zaaire: #10559 Boys' Name - 25 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zaaire. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zaaire draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.