Zubair
Boy name · #2531 in 2025 · Very rare
Zubair is currently the #2531 boy name in the United States — 53 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3882, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 33,962 boys born in 2025 was named Zubair.
The 43-year story
Zubair first appears in the Social Security records in 1982, when 8 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 53 babies and a rank of #2516. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Zubair per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zubair in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Zubair is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Zubair will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zubair is most common
State-level data for Zubair is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Zubair
Statistically, parents drawn to Zubair tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zair, Alastair, Zahmir, Uzair, and Nyair.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zubair | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #2516 |
| 2024 | 36 | #3272 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3293 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3053 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3074 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3274 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3347 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4094 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4466 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4199 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3882 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5252 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3582 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4686 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4509 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3994 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8985 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7187 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5210 |
| 2006 | 24 | #4001 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6634 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6976 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5558 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4322 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5390 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zubair a popular boy name?
Zubair ranked #2531 among boys in 2025 with 53 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3882.
When was the name Zubair most popular?
Zubair peaked in 2025, when 53 American boys received the name (ranked #2516 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zubair?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 33,962 newborn American boys was named Zubair. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.