boy's name
Zair
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 777
Zair is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 51 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 51 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 65,007 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
Zair over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 155 |
| 2010s | 264 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 221 |
How popular is Zair?
In 2025, Zair was given to 51 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zair is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Zair is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Zaïr | Zaïr is a rare spelling of Zair, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 40 times, mostly in France. | 40 |
Names that peaked alongside Zair
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zair also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zair over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zair
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zair — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zair
How popular is the name Zair?
In 2025, Zair was given to 51 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zair a girl's or a boy's name?
Zair is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Zair most popular?
Zair peaked in 2025, when 51 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zair a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zair currently ranks #2,595 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.