Meaning and history
Italian and Spanish form of Zaïre, used by Vincenzo Bellini for the heroine of his 1829 opera Zaira, which was based on Voltaire’s 1732 play Zaïre.
20062006: 161 births, rank #1,403
2007: 156 births, rank #1,485
2008: 168 births, rank #1,415
2009: 169 births, rank #1,398
2010: 169 births, rank #1,372
20112011: 153 births, rank #1,463
2012: 116 births, rank #1,774
2013: 155 births, rank #1,446
2014: 122 births, rank #1,714
2015: 140 births, rank #1,566
20162016: 103 births, rank #1,942
2017: 157 births, rank #1,441
2018: 127 births, rank #1,656
2019: 151 births, rank #1,460
2020: 134 births, rank #1,571
20212021: 220 births, rank #1,122
2022: 193 births, rank #1,246
2023: 187 births, rank #1,241
2024: 192 births, rank #1,223
20252025: 224 births, rank #1,080
In 2025, 224 babies were recorded with the name Zaira, ranking #1,080 among girls.