Zaire is a distinctive choice, ranked #1000 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Zaire in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1000
US Rank #472
About the Name Zaire
Zaire has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #1000. The name has climbed 825 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 1998.
Zaire is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #472, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Zaire
Unlikely. With around 30 UK babies named Zaire per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zaire in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zaire is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 825 places over the last five years to #1000 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Zaire is more popular in the US (#472) than in the UK (#1000). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Zaire include: Zaire Mitchell-Paden — Zaire Mitchell-Paden is an American professional football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).; Zaire ebolavirus — Orthoebolavirus zairense or Zaire ebolavirus, more commonly known as Ebola virus (; EBOV), is one of six known species within the genus Ebolavirus.; Zaire Franklin — Zaire Najee Franklin is an American professional football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL)..
Zaire appears in the US top 500 at #472 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
30
UK babies named Zaire (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 825 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zaire
Likely around 1 other Zaire in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Zaire
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Zaire Mitchell-Paden is an American professional football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Falcons and Florida Atlantic Owls.
Orthoebolavirus zairense or Zaire ebolavirus, more commonly known as Ebola virus (; EBOV), is one of six known species within the genus Ebolavirus. Four of the six known ebolaviruses, including EBOV, cause a severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans and other mammals, known as Ebola virus disease (EVD).
Zaire Najee Franklin is an American professional football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Syracuse Orange.
Zaire Barnes is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Michigan Broncos.
The zaire (French: zaïre, code ZRZ, ZRN) was the unit of currency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and then of the Republic of Zaire from 1967 until 1997. All but six of the 79 series of banknotes issued bear the image of Mobutu Sese Seko.