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Zaire name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Zaire ranks #503 in male records (601 reported) and #13,156 in female records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#13,156 · 7 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 6 female records (13 to 7); rank moved from #8,427 to #13,156.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 9 female records (16 to 7); rank moved from #7,245 to #13,156.
2025 male rank and count
#503 · 601 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 54 male records (655 to 601); rank moved from #471 to #503.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 44 male records (557 to 601); rank moved from #529 to #503.
Peak year in available data
2024: 655 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Zaire becoming more popular?

Zaire's reported male count decreased by 54 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #471 to #503. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Zaire in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for ZaireFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.6550201620252016: 23 female records2017: 33 female records2018: 17 female records2019: 22 female records2020: 12 female records2021: 16 female records2022: 12 female records2023: 19 female records2024: 13 female records2025: 7 female records2016: 305 male records2017: 317 male records2018: 389 male records2019: 498 male records2020: 542 male records2021: 557 male records2022: 615 male records2023: 655 male records2024: 655 male records2025: 601 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025713,156601503
2024138,427655471
2023196,401655466
2022129,046615496
2021167,245557529
2020128,938542528
2019225,789498561
2018177,094389657
2017334,382317747
2016235,786305781

Questions about Zaire’s popularity

How common is Zaire in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Zaire ranks #503 in male records (601 reported) and #13,156 in female records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Zaire?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Zaire only.

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