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Boy name Bantu origin Multiple tradition

Zaire

zah-EER · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
From the Zaire river (Congo)
Language
Bantu
Culture
African
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
place · water
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#472
2024 births651
Peak year2023
First appeared1974
Total US births8,859
2023 peak19741987199920122024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Zai
Alternate spellings
ZayreZaiyre
In other languages
Zaire (English)Zaïre (French)

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