Zubair
Zubair was the 2538th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 53 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,443 places. More babies were named Zubair in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,538 boys, up 805 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202553 babies
- Total since 1880
- 757babies recorded
Zubair popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,538 | 53 |
| 2020 | #3,343 | 34 |
| 2010 | #4,098 | 25 |
| 2000 | #5,917 | 12 |
| 1990 | #8,116 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zubair, counting every spelling?
Zubair is the most common spelling of a name family that had 97 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 97 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zubair | 53 | #2,538 | 204 |
| Zubayr | 44 | #2,882 | 146 |
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 Zubair?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zubair (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zubair 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 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zubair.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zubair?
About 700 people born in the US named Zubair are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 5 and 23. That makes Zubair 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.
Zubair by state
How common Zubair was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (9.7×), New York (2.9×). In 46 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
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Questions about the name Zubair
How popular is the name Zubair?
Zubair was the 2538th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 53 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,443 places. More babies were named Zubair in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zubair a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zubair in the US.
Where is Zubair most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zubair was most common in Minnesota (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Pennsylvania.