Is Zaire a boy or girl name?
Zaire is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 651 boys were named Zaire, so 2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 13.9% of the 10,284 US babies named Zaire were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #472
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,391
- Babies named Zaire since 1974
- 10,284
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 674 babies
Boys and girls named Zaire, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63 | 17 | 21.3% |
| 1980s | 44 | 29 | 39.7% |
| 1990s | 732 | 417 | 36.3% |
| 2000s | 2,125 | 565 | 21% |
| 2010s | 2,875 | 325 | 10.2% |
| 2020s | 3,020 | 72 | 2.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 651 | #472 | 13 | #8,391 |
| 2023 | 655 | #466 | 19 | #6,394 |
| 2022 | 615 | #496 | 12 | #9,044 |
| 2021 | 557 | #529 | 16 | #7,240 |
| 2020 | 542 | #528 | 12 | #8,932 |
| 2019 | 498 | #561 | 22 | #5,785 |
| 2018 | 389 | #657 | 17 | #7,089 |
| 2017 | 317 | #747 | 33 | #4,381 |
| 2016 | 305 | #781 | 23 | #5,786 |
| 2015 | 254 | #878 | 23 | #5,821 |
| 2014 | 238 | #905 | 39 | #3,921 |
| 2013 | 219 | #932 | 44 | #3,569 |
| 2012 | 209 | #967 | 42 | #3,778 |
| 2011 | 224 | #905 | 33 | #4,461 |
| 2010 | 222 | #913 | 49 | #3,358 |
| 2009 | 238 | #887 | 48 | #3,456 |
| 2008 | 257 | #845 | 58 | #3,015 |
| 2007 | 268 | #803 | 57 | #3,095 |
| 2006 | 248 | #821 | 59 | #2,939 |
| 2005 | 211 | #873 | 42 | #3,585 |
| 2004 | 173 | #969 | 57 | #2,849 |
| 2003 | 205 | #848 | 47 | #3,185 |
| 2002 | 182 | #894 | 54 | #2,817 |
| 2001 | 140 | #1,048 | 60 | #2,570 |
| 2000 | 203 | #798 | 83 | #2,015 |
| 1999 | 180 | #843 | 81 | #1,961 |
| 1998 | 116 | #1,113 | 68 | #2,145 |
| 1997 | 128 | #1,005 | 76 | #1,926 |
| 1996 | 85 | #1,302 | 64 | #2,150 |
| 1995 | 63 | #1,526 | 50 | #2,549 |
| 1994 | 61 | #1,542 | 33 | #3,446 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,640 | 21 | #4,825 |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,410 | 14 | #6,649 |
| 1991 | 21 | #3,104 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,308 | 10 | #8,493 |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,220 | 14 | #6,156 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,783 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,249 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,818 | 10 | #7,128 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #6,233 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,363 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,280 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,286 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #4,065 | 5 | #11,963 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,853 | 5 | #11,465 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,201 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,582 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,540 | 7 | #7,979 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,629 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zaire reached #466 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #1,926 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zaire
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.