How Many People Are Named Zair?
An estimated 596 people in the United States have the first name Zair. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Zair peaked in popularity in 2024 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zair as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zair paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
596
About 1 in 575,091 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2024
48 births
Total Registered
601
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zair
Zair is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 601 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zair as a male name
Ranked #2,739 in 2024
48 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (48 births)
Zair: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zair span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 264 babies were registered. While Zair is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zair by Decade
How has Zair tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zair by State
Birth registrations for Zair span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Texas. The lowest are in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina. On average, about 15 Zairs were registered per state.
Zair + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zair as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zair
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zair: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zair?
We estimate approximately 596 people named Zair are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 575,091 Americans share this first name.
Is Zair a common name?
Zair is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 601 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zair most popular?
Zair reached peak popularity in 2024, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zair is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zair a male name?
Zair is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zair Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zair Smith, Zair Johnson, Zair Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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