Zaire is an established name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Zaire is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #503 among boys (601) and #13,156 among girls (7) — overall #1,002 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 608 | 608 | #13,156 | #503 |
| 2024 | 668 | 668 | #8,427 | #471 |
| 2023 | 674 | 674 | #6,401 | #466 |
| 2022 | 627 | 627 | #9,046 | #496 |
| 2021 | 573 | 573 | #7,245 | #529 |
| 2020 | 554 | 554 | #8,938 | #528 |
| 2019 | 520 | 520 | #5,789 | #561 |
| 2018 | 406 | 406 | #7,094 | #657 |
| 2017 | 350 | 350 | #4,382 | #747 |
| 2016 | 328 | 328 | #5,786 | #781 |
| 2015 | 277 | 277 | #5,823 | #879 |
| 2014 | 277 | 277 | #3,922 | #905 |
| 2013 | 264 | 264 | #3,571 | #930 |
| 2012 | 251 | 251 | #3,779 | #967 |
| 2011 | 257 | 257 | #4,463 | #905 |
| 2010 | 271 | 271 | #3,358 | #913 |
| 2009 | 286 | 286 | #3,457 | #887 |
| 2008 | 315 | 315 | #3,015 | #845 |
| 2007 | 325 | 325 | #3,095 | #803 |
| 2006 | 307 | 307 | #2,939 | #821 |
| 2005 | 253 | 253 | #3,585 | #873 |
| 2004 | 230 | 230 | #2,849 | #970 |
| 2003 | 252 | 252 | #3,185 | #848 |
| 2002 | 236 | 236 | #2,817 | #894 |
| 2001 | 200 | 200 | #2,570 | #1,048 |
| 2000 | 286 | 286 | #2,015 | #798 |
| 1999 | 261 | 261 | #1,961 | #843 |
| 1998 | 184 | 184 | #2,145 | #1,113 |
| 1997 | 204 | — | #1,926 | #1,005 |
| 1996 | 149 | — | #2,150 | #1,302 |
| 1995 | 113 | — | #2,549 | #1,526 |
| 1994 | 94 | — | #3,446 | #1,542 |
| 1993 | 49 | — | #4,825 | #2,640 |
| 1992 | 45 | — | #6,649 | #2,410 |
| 1991 | 21 | — | — | #3,104 |
| 1990 | 29 | — | #8,493 | #3,308 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | #6,156 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | — | #4,783 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #13,248 | — |
| 1986 | 15 | — | #7,130 | #7,818 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | — | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #7,362 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #7,280 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #7,286 |
| 1979 | 15 | — | #11,962 | #4,065 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | #11,465 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | — | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #5,582 |
| 1975 | 24 | — | #7,979 | #2,539 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | — | #4,629 |