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“Variant of Zaire — River swallowing other rivers; refers to the Congo River” — Kongo origin
Boy's name · #2603 in the US (2025) · Trending
Zair is climbing: on the charts since 1999, it reached #2603 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 50 boys given the name last year. Roughly 650 have carried it all-time.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Zaire · Kymari · Zaiel · Shaya · Sai · Jahsir
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