Ziaire
Ziaire was the 2107th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 70 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1910th with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,603 places. More babies were named Ziaire in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zyaire) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #2,107 boys, down 197 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 70boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202078 babies
- Total since 1880
- 952babies recorded
What does the name Ziaire mean?
Ziaire is a spelling of Zyaire, pronounced the same way, so it shares Zyaire's meaning and origin.
Zyaire is a modern American name, used mainly for boys since the 1990s. It has no entry in Wiktionary or in the medieval name dictionaries. It may be a respelling of Zaire, the former name of the Congo River and country, or a coinage built on fashionable Z- and -aire sounds, but no source consulted documents its origin, so no meaning is given.
How sure is this? Not documented. Undocumented modern coinage.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
- Wiktionary, entry 'Zaire', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
Ziaire popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 79 since 1999.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,107 | 70 |
| 2020 | #1,910 | 78 |
| 2010 | #3,632 | 30 |
| 2000 | #6,314 | 11 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ziaire, counting every spelling?
Ziaire is a spelling of Zyaire, a name family that ranked #247 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,107 for Ziaire on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,537 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zyaire | 1,077 | #317 | 4,946 |
| Zyair | 340 | #759 | 1,795 |
| Ziaire | 70 | #2,107 | 334 |
| Zyeir | 28 | #3,948 | 112 |
| Ziair | 11 | #7,674 | 51 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ziaire?
70 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ziaire (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ziaire born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 120 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ziaire.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ziaire?
About 900 people born in the US named Ziaire are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 16. That makes Ziaire a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ziaire by state
How common Ziaire was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.3×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ziaire: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ziaire, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ziaire
How popular is the name Ziaire?
Ziaire was the 2107th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 70 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1910th with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,603 places. More babies were named Ziaire in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ziaire a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ziaire in the US.
Where is Ziaire most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ziaire was most common in Ohio (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Indiana.