Ziaire
Ziaire Williams Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal.
Meaning & Origin of Ziaire
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ziaire Williams Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal.
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The Story of Ziaire
As a girl name
Ziaire first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 9 Ziaires were born — ranking #11,456 that year. As of 2026, Ziaire ranks #15,244 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 79 Ziaires have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ziaire first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 78 Ziaires were born — ranking #1,894 that year. As of 2026, Ziaire ranks #2,247 for boys with 65 births, rising sharply (+34% over the past five years). In total, more than 934 Ziaires have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ziaire
Ziaire is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 934 births in the dataset. Ziaire's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,894. Use the chart and map above to compare Ziaire'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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