#4722024 rank
2023peak year
8,080babies named Zaire since 1880
▲ +31%5-year trend
Zaire popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Zaire mean?
From Kikongo nzadi or nzere, 'the river that swallows all rivers', the Portuguese-rendered name of the Congo River, and the former name of the DR Congo. Used as a first name in modern America.
OriginAfrican
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylenature, modern
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