Zaire
A boys’ name of Bantu origin, meaning the river; from Congo River name.
How Zaire has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #877 |
| 2016 | #781 |
| 2017 | #747 |
| 2018 | #657 |
| 2019 | #561 |
| 2020 | #526 |
| 2021 | #528 |
| 2022 | #495 |
| 2023 | #465 |
| 2024 | #472 |
| 2025 | #503 |
Zaire by the numbers
In 2025, 35 babies in England and Wales were named Zaire. In the US, 349 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zaire. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Zaire
Names that are said the same way as Zaire, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Zayer5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a river
Like Zaire, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Trentonsettlement of the trent river673 in the US (2017)
- Monroemouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name559 in the US (2017)
- Clydefrom the river Clyde344 in the US (2017)
- Fordshallow river crossing340 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Zaire
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