Zair
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Meaning & Origin of Zair
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
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The Story of Zair
Zair first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1999, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 48 Zairs were born — ranking #2,705 that year. As of 2026, Zair ranks #2,896 for baby boys with 44 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 688 Zairs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Zair
Zair is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 688 births in the dataset. Zair's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,705. Use the chart and map above to compare Zair's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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