Zyair
Of Arabic origin, meaning "traveler" or "visitor".
Name Census estimates that about 2,827 living Americans carry the first name Zyair. It is a predominantly male name (95.0% of registrations). The average person named Zyair today is around 8 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zyair births was 2024 (397 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zyair. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Zyair with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Zyair is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 142 girls registered with the name since 1880.
- • Zyair is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 8 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.8K
~ 1 in 121,243 Americans
Peak year
2024
397 babies that year
Average age
8
years old
2024 SSA rank
#683
Tracked since 1992
Census
Zyair in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 902 people with the first name Zyair, which placed it at #13,398 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,398
National first-name rank
People counted
902
902 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
82.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Zyair
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zyair is Black at 82.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.9%) and Two or More Races (7.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Zyair described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Zyair at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American82.0% · 740
- Hispanic or Latino8.9% · 80
- Two or more races7.1% · 64
- White1.2% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.1% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Zyair
Zyair leans heavily male at 95.0% of total registrations, but 142 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Zyair as a male name
- Ranked #683 in 2024
- 397 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (397 births)
Zyair as a female name
- Ranked #13,449 in 2023
- 7 female births in 2023
- Peak: 2011 (15 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Zyair leans strongly male. 793 people counted with this name were male (87.7%), compared with 111 female bearers (12.3%).
Popularity
Zyair: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zyair from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 1,705 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zyair by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Zyair during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Zyairs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 32 states and territories. Texas, New York, Florida recorded the most babies named Zyair, while Nebraska, Minnesota, Washington recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 60 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Zyair
The given name Zyair is a modern invention that appears to have originated in the late 20th or early 21st century. It does not seem to have any direct linguistic or cultural roots in a specific language or region. The name is likely a creative combination of sounds and letters intended to be unique and distinctive.
While the name Zyair itself does not have a long historical lineage, it may be inspired by or derived from other names or words with similar sounds or spellings. For instance, the "Zy" component could be influenced by names like Zion or Zyra, while the "air" ending could be reminiscent of names like Jair or Zair.
Due to its relatively recent emergence, there are no known historical references to the name Zyair in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records. However, as the name gains popularity, it may be mentioned in contemporary literature, media, or other cultural works.
As for notable individuals named Zyair, the earliest recorded examples are likely from the late 20th or early 21st century. Here are a few people with the first name Zyair:
1. Zyair Brown, an American football player who played for the Kansas Jayhawks in the late 2010s.
2. Zyair Livingston, an American basketball player who played for the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2010s.
3. Zyair Quarles, an American football player who played for the University of South Alabama in the 2010s.
4. Zyair Livingston, an American football player who played for the University of North Carolina in the 2010s.
5. Zyair Livingston, an American basketball player who played for the University of Tennessee in the 2010s.
It is worth noting that due to the name's recent emergence and relative rarity, there may be limited information available on individuals with this first name, especially those born before the late 20th century.
People
Zyair + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zyair as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Z
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Zyair: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zyair?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,827 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zyair going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 121,243 US residents.
Is Zyair a common name?
We classify Zyair as "Rare". It ranks above 95% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,849 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zyair most popular?
The single biggest year for Zyair was 2024, when 397 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zyair is about 8 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Zyair in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 902 people with the name Zyair, or 0.30 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,398 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Zyair in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Zyair?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Zyair leans strongly male. 793 people counted with this name were male (87.7%), compared with 111 female bearers (12.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Zyair?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zyair is Black at 82.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.9%) and Two or More Races (7.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Zyair most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Zyair in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.0% (740 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Zyair in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Zyair a male name?
Yes, 95.0% of people registered as Zyair in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Zyair still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Zyair in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Zyair can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Zyair?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Zyair at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.