Zyair
Zyair was the 759th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 340 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 685th with 397 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,409 places. More babies were named Zyair in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zyaire) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #759 boys, up 205 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 340boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024397 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,191babies recorded
What does the name Zyair mean?
Zyair 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)
Zyair popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 142 since 2001.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #759 | 340 |
| 2020 | #964 | 226 |
| 2010 | #1,805 | 82 |
| 2000 | #4,571 | 17 |
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How popular is Zyair, counting every spelling?
Zyair is a spelling of Zyaire, a name family that ranked #247 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #759 for Zyair 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 Zyair?
340 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zyair (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zyair 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 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zyair.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zyair?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Zyair are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Zyair 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.
Zyair by state
How common Zyair was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (2.7×), Alabama (2.3×), Maryland (2.3×), South Carolina (2.2×), Michigan (2.0×). In 19 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 Zyair: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zyair, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zyair
How popular is the name Zyair?
Zyair was the 759th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 340 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 685th with 397 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,409 places. More babies were named Zyair in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zyair a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zyair in the US.
Where is Zyair most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zyair was most common in Mississippi (0.56 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Maryland.