Girls' name · since 1990
Zamara
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 915 babies named Zamara, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,808 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 915
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zamara is the #2808 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 915 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zamara has been recorded 915 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #2808 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #7,993 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,808 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 915 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zamara ranks #7,993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,808 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 915 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,808 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 915
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zamara's 915 recorded births place it above 88.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zamara compares
915 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Zamara's all-time total is 143% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zamara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 915 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zamara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zamara's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 72, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zamara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Zamara by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (382 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Zamara's strongest decade.
382 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Zamara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
206 births
- 2010s
2010s
285 births
- 2020s
2020s
382 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 382 births (42% of all-time use).
How Zamara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zamara's total volume
Zamara by state
Where Zamara concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 122 | 13.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 87 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
122 of 915 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Zamara's data
- California records the most Zamaras (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Zamara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
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 Zamara 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.