US rank #3300 Boys' name Peak 2022 704 births

Zubair — #3300 US boys' name

704 babies named Zubair in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s551990s832000s1372010s2442020s185
#3300
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Zubair was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

40 babies were named Zubair in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zubair

The Social Security Administration has registered 704 babies named Zubair between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zubair currently holds the #3300 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zubair performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 244 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zubair shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Zubair in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zubair 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 704 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.

Zubair at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

704

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2022

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,300

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zubair popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
40
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
01020304050 202420192014200920041999199219861982 8

Zubair by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
244 births that decade — 35% of Zubair's all-time total
1980s551990s832000s1372010s2442020s185

Zubair by state

Where Zubair concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Zubair
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
34 4.8%
#2 Minnesota
30 4.3%
#3 California
15 2.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
11 1.6%
#5 Ohio
5 0.7%
#6 Texas
5 0.7%
New York share of Zubair's total US births 4.8%
Even split

34 of 704 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zubair?
704 babies have been named Zubair since 1982. It currently ranks #3300 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 40 births.
When was Zubair most popular?
Zubair was most popular in the 2010s decade with 244 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Zubair most popular?
The top states for the name Zubair are New York (34 births), Minnesota (30 births), California (15 births).
How long has the name Zubair been used?
Zubair has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zubair?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zubin, Zubayr, Zuberi, Zubeyr, and 1 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, 1982–2024 (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.