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
Zamar's 618 recorded births place it above 84.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2023)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Currently ranks #4332 among boys.
618 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 36 births in a single year.
Zamar popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2023 (Zamar as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Zamar accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
167 births
- 2010s
2010s
248 births
- 2020s
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 248 births (40% of all-time use).
Zamar decade highlights
- Peak decade 248 births
- Runner-up 171 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Zamar concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| 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% |
17 of 618 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Florida 2.8% of nationwide
- Georgia 1.0% of nationwide
- California 0.8% of nationwide
- New Jersey 0.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 2.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- 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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
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.
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