Given name & surname
Zair
“a, man from Zaire”
Zair is a variant of Zaire. One African interpretation is “a, man from Zaire.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zair is a variant of Zaire. One African interpretation is “a, man from Zaire.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zair is a variant of Zaire. An origin associated with Zaire is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zair through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 652
- 652 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 51
- #2,603 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 51 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,603 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 460 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zair’s family of names
Zair has a related form in Zaire. In Czech usage, Zair has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Заир.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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