Zaire Name Meaning

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Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Between 1971 and 1977, the name Zaire was used as a name for a Central African state before renaming to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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A Deep Dive

Zaire Overview

Meaning

The river that swallows all rivers

Gender

Boy

Origin

African

Etymology

Derived from the Kikongo word “nzadi,” meaning “the river that swallows all rivers,” referring to the Congo River.

Pronunciation

/zaɪˈɪər/

Popularity

Zaire is a unique name that has gained traction in English-speaking countries and is particularly popular in the United States​. In 2023, Zaire ranked #465 for boys in the USA​.

Syllable

1 syllable

Length

5 letters

Numerology

5 (Visionary, Expansive, Adventurous)

Name Styles

Exotic, Cool, Uncommon

Associated Traits

Strong, adaptable, fluid, cultural

Name Day

November 18th
A Deep Dive

Zaire Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Zahir, Ziar, Zaireh, Zyair, Zy’Aire, Ziaire, Zyere, Zhyarie, Ziair, Zyare

Common Nicknames

Zy, Zaya, Air, ReRe, Zee.

Diminutives

Zy, ReRe, Zaya, Air

Famous People

  • Zaire Wade
    (American Basketball Player)
  • Zaire Franklin
    (American Football Player)
  • Zaire Bartley
    (Jamaican Soccer Player)
  • Zaire Anderson
    (American Football Player)
  • Zaire Mitchell-Paden
    (American Football Player)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Zaire Wade
    ("Legacy: In the Shadow of Greatness," TV Series)
  • Zaire
    ("Rumble in the Jungle," Documentary)

Places

  • Bayou De Zaire Steam
    (Louisiana, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Zaire?

Zaire means “The river that swallows all rivers,” evoking images of life and continuous movement.

What Is the Origin of The Name Zaire?

The name Zaire originates from Africa, specifically the Kongo word “nzere” or “nzadi,” meaning “river.”

Zaire Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Zaire in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#5262021#4952022#4652023
Top 3 Rankings#4652023#4952022#5252020

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Zaire

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023465
(+30 from 2022)
654
(+40 from 2022)
0.03572
2022495
(+31 from 2021)
614
(+57 from 2021)
0.03278
2021526
(-1 from 2020)
557
(+15 from 2020)
0.02973
2020525
(+35 from 2019)
542
(+44 from 2019)
0.02930
2019560
(+97 from 2018)
498
(+110 from 2018)
0.02591
2018657
(+90 from 2017)
388
(+72 from 2017)
0.01996
2017747
(+32 from 2016)
316
(+11 from 2016)
0.01597
2016779
(+93 from 2015)
305
(+51 from 2015)
0.01506
2015872
(+32 from 2014)
254
(+16 from 2014)
0.01242
2014904
(+26 from 2013)
238
(+19 from 2013)
0.01161
2013930
(+32 from 2012)
219
(+10 from 2012)
0.01084
2012962
(-58 from 2011)
209
(-15 from 2011)
0.01030
2011904
(+6 from 2010)
224
(+2 from 2010)
0.01103
2010910
(-27 from 2009)
222
(-16 from 2009)
0.01081
2009883
(-38 from 2008)
238
(-19 from 2008)
0.01122
2008845
(-44 from 2007)
257
(-11 from 2007)
0.01179
2007801
(+18 from 2006)
268
(+20 from 2006)
0.01210
2006819
(+51 from 2005)
248
(+37 from 2005)
0.01131
2005870
(+95 from 2004)
211
(+38 from 2004)
0.00992
2004965
(-120 from 2003)
173
(-32 from 2003)
0.00819
2003845
(+46 from 2002)
205
(+23 from 2002)
0.00976
2002891
(+154 from 2001)
182
(+42 from 2001)
0.00881
20011045
(-249 from 2000)
140
(-63 from 2000)
0.00677
2000796
(+41 from 1999)
203
(+23 from 1999)
0.00972
1999837
(+268 from 1998)
180
(+64 from 1998)
0.00883
19981105
(-105 from 1997)
116
(-12 from 1997)
0.00572
19971000
(+292 from 1996)
128
(+43 from 1996)
0.00641
19961292
(+216 from 1995)
85
(+22 from 1995)
0.00424
19951508
(+23 from 1994)
63
(+2 from 1994)
0.00313
19941531
(+1046 from 1993)
61
(+33 from 1993)
0.00299
19932577
(-215 from 1992)
28
(-3 from 1992)
0.00136
19922362
(+626 from 1991)
31
(+10 from 1991)
0.00148
19912988
(+178 from 1990)
21
(+2 from 1990)
0.00099
19903166
(+2449 from 1989)
19
(+11 from 1989)
0.00088
19895615
(-1166 from 1988)
8
(-2 from 1988)
0.00038
19884449
(+2273 from 1986)
10
(+5 from 1986)
0.00050
19870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19866722
(-1239 from 1983)
5
(-1 from 1983)
0.00026
19850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19835483
(+903 from 1982)
6
(+1 from 1982)
0.00032
19826386
(-124 from 1981)
5
No change from 1981
0.00026
19816262
(-12 from 1980)
5
No change from 1980
0.00027
19806250
(-2439 from 1979)
5
(-5 from 1979)
0.00027
19793811
(-199 from 1978)
10
No change from 1978
0.00056
19783612
(-576 from 1977)
10
(-3 from 1977)
0.00059
19773036
(+1900 from 1976)
13
(+7 from 1976)
0.00076
19764936
(-2486 from 1975)
6
(-11 from 1975)
0.00037
19752450
(+1740 from 1974)
17
(+10 from 1974)
0.00105
19744190
First SSA data recorded
7
First SSA data recorded
0.00043
19730
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19720
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19710
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19700
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19690
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19680
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0
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0.0000
19670
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19660
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0
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0.0000
19650
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0
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0.0000
19640
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0
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0.0000
19630
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19620
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0
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0.0000
19610
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0
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0.0000
19600
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19590
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0
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0.0000
19580
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0
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0.0000
19570
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0
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0.0000
19560
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0
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0.0000
19550
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0
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0.0000
19540
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0
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0.0000
19530
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0
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0.0000
19520
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0
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0.0000
19510
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0
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0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
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0
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0.0000
19460
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0
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0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19440
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0
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0.0000
19430
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0
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0.0000
19420
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0
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0.0000
19410
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0
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0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
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0
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0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18990
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0
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0.0000
18980
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0
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0.0000
18970
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0
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0.0000
18960
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0.0000
18950
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0.0000
18940
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0.0000
18930
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0
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0.0000
18920
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0.0000
18910
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0.0000
18900
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0
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0.0000
18890
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0.0000
18880
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0
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0.0000
18870
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0.0000
18860
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0.0000
18850
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0.0000
18840
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0
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0.0000
18830
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0
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0.0000
18820
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0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Zaire

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#3782021#3682022#4232023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#5692021#7292022#6522023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#9222021#4882022#6112023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#5522021#5102022#4702023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#1962021#2912022#1932023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#4422021#3292022#3482023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#5552021#5922022#4012023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#4122021#4782022#4032023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#3972021#3812022#5122023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#3812021#3142022#4472023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#3182021#2292022#2812023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#5982021#5142022#4762023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#5532021#3862022#5082023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#4952021#3662022#7222023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#3582020#3792021#3072022

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#8542021#3842022#3732023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#6492021#5982022#4812023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#3882021#4432022#4942023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#6782021#6902022#4342023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#5102021#7802022#6202023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#9312021#3882022#5312023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2492016#1782020#2142021

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#10412021#5582022#5312023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#5462021#4392022#4762023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#6532021#4842022#5902023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#6182021#2912022#4162023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#5602020#5012021#5772023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#7952021#11512022#8742023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#7942018#7832020#9042021

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#6562020#7142022#7972023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#5282007#5612019#5672023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#6202020#3262023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#6232023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#6032023

Popularity Rankings for Zaire in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#7772022

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#10062020#9882021#13222022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Zaire a Name for Boys or Girls?

Traditionally, Zaire has been more commonly used as a boy’s name.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Zaire

Zaire in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Zaire Wade (Basketball Player, 2002): The oldest son of NBA star Dwyane Wade, he has been recognized as a top youth basketball player.
  • Zaire Franklin (Football Player, 1996): An American football linebacker who has played for the Indianapolis Colts.
  • Zaire Bartley (Soccer Player, 1998): A Jamaican footballer who plays as a midfielder.
  • Zaire Anderson (Football Player, 1992): A former American football linebacker who played for the Denver Broncos.
  • Zaire Mitchell-Paden (Football Player, 1999): An American football tight end.
  • Zaire Wade ("Legacy: In the Shadow of Greatness," 2020 TV Series): Follows the lives of high school athletes with famous parents, including Dwyane Wade's son, Zaire.
  • Zaire ("Rumble in the Jungle," 1996 Documentary): Chronicles the famous 1974 boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman held in Kinshasa, Zaire.
  • Bayou De Zaire Stream (Louisiana, USA): A stream in St. Tammany Parish, known for its tranquil waters and proximity to local wildlife.

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