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Zaire

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What official birth registration shows about Zaire: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2021

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2021 to 2021, ranging from #5581 to #5581.2021#5581#5581
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2021#5581

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 14 of the 28 years from 1998 to 2025.

In 2024: #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1000 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1998–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #896 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #785 in Republic of Ireland in 2024.

Zaire's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#89635HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#100030HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#107127HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#153416HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#24938HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#182512HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#210410HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#22599HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#39964HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#33625HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#39874HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#46473HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Zaire is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Zaire, between 1998 and 2025, in 14 of those 28 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2025Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202419982025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1998–202514#896 in 2025
Republic of Ireland20241#785 in 2024

No registrar recorded it for 12 years after 1998; it appears again in 2011.

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What is known about Zaire

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1998–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #785 in Republic of Ireland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.