Boys' name · since 1990

Zamar

Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 618 babies named Zamar, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#6,940 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,332 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
618
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade

618 babies have been named Zamar since 1990, making it today's #4332 boys' name.

Zamar has 618 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4332 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.

  • #6,940 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,332 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 618 born since 1990
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zamar ranks #6,940 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,332 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 618 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,940 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,332 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
618
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%68.9%
Zamar vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Zamar's 618 recorded births place it above 84.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.

How Zamar compares

618 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Zamar's all-time total is 67% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Zamar Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 618 369 358,536
Peak-year births 36 34 22,252

Zamar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Zamar's full recorded timeline at 2011, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Zamar popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
36
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
010203040 199020002004200820122016202020242025 24

Zamar popularity over time - girls

6 total births recorded since 2023 (Zamar as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 2023 6

Zamar by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (248 births, 40% of the file).

2010s was Zamar's strongest decade.

248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Zamar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 248 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Zamar compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Zamar's total volume

Zamar vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%20%40%60% 020406080100 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -49, 4.5%-55, 5%-57, 3.7%-24, 7.5%-25, 8.4%-46, 5%-49, 5.5%-29, 6.6%-54, 6%-79, 3.6%-34, 6.9%-17, 53.4%-17, 11.3%-56, 6%-45, 5.8%Zamar-36, 5.8%Zamar
Zamar vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Zamar by state

Where Zamar concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Zamar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
17 2.8%
#2 Georgia
6 1.0%
#3 California
5 0.8%
#4 New Jersey
5 0.8%
Florida share of Zamar's total US births 2.8%
Even split

17 of 618 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zamar?
Zamar has been given to 618 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #6,940 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #4,332 of 13,930. 36 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
Where does Zamar sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zamar ranks #6,940 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,332 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zamar most popular?
Zamar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 248 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Zamar most popular?
The top states for the name Zamar are Florida (17 births), Georgia (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Zamar been used?
Records for Zamar go back to 1990, giving 36 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Zamar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zamir, Zamari, Zamarion, Zameer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Zamar's data

  • Zamar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (248 total births) through the 2020s (171) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Florida records the most Zamars (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Zamar

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zamar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zamar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.