Zubair
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- zoo-BAIR
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,516 for boys
Zubair is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 2,516th for boys in the US (53 babies).
What does Zubair mean?
Arabic: spelling of Zubayr
Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam was a cousin and close companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Zubair a girl's or a boy's name?
Zubair is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 53 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zubair in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,342nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Zubair, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 1997, with 34 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Zubair since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Zubair in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were given Zubair or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,200, up from #2,342 for this spelling alone.
- Zubayr 11
- Zubair 10
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Zubair in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 26 | #1,163 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,162 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,214 |
| 2008 | 29 | #997 |
| 2007 | 33 | #880 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,034 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 25 | #921 |
| 2003 | 21 | #975 |
| 2002 | 23 | #865 |
| 2001 | 28 | #707 |
| 2000 | 19 | #917 |
| 1999 | 32 | #623 |
| 1998 | 19 | #878 |
| 1997 | 34 | #571 |
| 1996 | 23 | #724 |
How popular is Zubair in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,516th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 53 about 1 in 32,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 53 boys in the US were named Zubair, making it the 2,516th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. It first appears in the records in 1982.
2025 had the most boys named Zubair of any year since it first appeared, in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Zubair in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 97 boys in the US were given Zubair or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,511, up from #2,516 for this spelling alone.
- Zubair 53
- Zubayr 44
Zubair in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #2,516 |
| 2024 | 36 | #3,270 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,051 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,073 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,881 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,580 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,507 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3,993 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
Names like Zubair
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Muhammad, Zayd, Zayaan, Zayan, Umar, Zahir, Ahmed, Abdullah, Musa, Umair, Ziyad
Other spellings of Zubair
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zubair: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zubair, updated 20 October 2026.