Zubair
Zubayr is an Arabic masculine name and a surname from the root Z-B-R, meaning 'strong' or 'brave'.
Meaning & Origin of Zubair
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zubayr is an Arabic masculine name and a surname from the root Z-B-R, meaning 'strong' or 'brave'.
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The Story of Zubair
Zubair first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1982, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 40 Zubairs were born — ranking #3,052 that year. As of 2026, Zubair ranks #3,283 for baby boys with 37 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 778 Zubairs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zubair
Zubair is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 778 births in the dataset. Zubair's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,052. Use the chart and map above to compare Zubair'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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