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Zaire
The name Zaire carries the meaning "Place name, former Democratic Republic of Congo". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is one of the rarer names on record. It has shown up in U.S. birth records across 5 of the last twelve decades.
EtymologyPlace name, former Democratic Republic of Congo
EtymologyFrom Kikongo "nzadi" – "river"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
80
1980s
72
1990s
1,149
2000s
2,690
2010s
2,267
Peaked in the 2000s · 6,258 total U.S. births since 1900