Unisex name · since 1999

Zamari

1,628 babies named Zamari in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,746 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,458 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,628
born since 1999
2020s
peak decade

1,628 babies have been named Zamari since 1999, making it today's #1458 unisex name.

Social Security Administration records show Zamari recorded 1,628 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #1458 nationally today, ahead of 90% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.

  • #3,746 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,458 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,628 born since 1999
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zamari ranks #3,746 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,458 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,628 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.

#3,746 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,458 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,628
born since 1999
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%89.5%
Zamari vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Zamari's 1,628 recorded births place it above 91.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

21 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.

How Zamari compares

1,628 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Zamari's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Zamari Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,628 369 358,536
Peak-year births 130 34 22,252

Zamari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Zamari's full recorded timeline at 2012, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 130 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Zamari popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
130
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
050100150 19992003200720112015201920232025 123

Zamari popularity over time - girls

614 total births recorded since 1999 (Zamari as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 614 births
01020304050 19992004200820122016202020242025 35

Zamari by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (698 births, 43% of the file).

2020s was Zamari's strongest decade.

698 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Zamari births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 698 births (43% of all-time use).

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

How Zamari 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 Zamari's total volume

Zamari vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150 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 -112, 2.4%-49, 4.5%-57, 4.3%-56, 4.9%-49, 8.4%-58, 4%-43, 5.3%-92, 3%-46, 6.6%-26, 8.4%-30, 5.8%-54, 4.9%-127, 2.6%-124, 2.7%-55, 6.9%Zamari-27, 8%Zamari
Zamari vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Zamari by state

Where Zamari concentrates geographically, total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zamari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
130 8.0%
#2 North Carolina
125 7.7%
#3 Georgia
89 5.5%
#4 Virginia
84 5.2%
#5 Texas
60 3.7%
#6 California
55 3.4%
#7 Maryland
44 2.7%
#8 New York
40 2.5%
Florida share of Zamari's total US births 8.0%
Even split

130 of 1,628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Zamari appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zamari?
Zamari has been given to 1,628 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,746 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #1,458 of 13,930. 130 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
Where does Zamari sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zamari ranks #3,746 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,458 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 Zamari most popular?
Zamari was most popular in the 2020s decade with 698 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Zamari most popular?
The top states for the name Zamari are Florida (130 births), North Carolina (125 births), Georgia (89 births).
Is Zamari a unisex name?
Yes, Zamari is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,628 births, and as a girl's name it has 614 births.
How long has the name Zamari been used?
The SSA has tracked Zamari since 1999 -- 27 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Zamari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zamir, Zamarion, Zamar, Zameer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Zamari's data

  • Florida records the most Zamaris (130 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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Nearby Names Like Zamari

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zamari

Names with a similar popularity rank to Zamari

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zamari: 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, 1999–2025 (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 Zamari 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.