US rank #2733 Boys' name Peak 2024 601 births

Zair — #2733 US boys' name

601 babies named Zair in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s1552010s2642020s170
#2733
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Zair was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

48 babies were named Zair in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zair

The Social Security Administration has registered 601 babies named Zair between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zair currently holds the #2733 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zair performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 264 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zair shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 49 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Zair in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zair 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 601 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.

Zair at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

601

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2024

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,733

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zair popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
48
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0102030405060 20242020201620122008200420001999 12

Zair by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
264 births that decade — 44% of Zair's all-time total
1990s122000s1552010s2642020s170

Zair by state

Where Zair concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Zair
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
49 8.2%
#2 Pennsylvania
11 1.8%
#3 Texas
10 1.7%
#4 North Carolina
8 1.3%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.8%
#6 New York
5 0.8%
California share of Zair's total US births 8.2%
Even split

49 of 601 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zair?
601 babies have been named Zair since 1999. It currently ranks #2733 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 48 births.
When was Zair most popular?
Zair was most popular in the 2010s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Zair most popular?
The top states for the name Zair are California (49 births), Pennsylvania (11 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Zair been used?
Zair has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zair?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaiden, Zain, Zaire, Zaid, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.