US rank #1542 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,531 births

Zamira — #1542 US girls' name

1,531 babies named Zamira in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s61990s822000s3262010s5702020s542
#1542
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Zamira was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

138 babies were named Zamira in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zamira

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,531 babies named Zamira between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zamira currently holds the #1542 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 138 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zamira performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 570 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zamira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 160 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Zamira in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zamira in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,531 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zamira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,531

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2024

138 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,542

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zamira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
138
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
-50050100150 20242019201420092004199919941979 5

Zamira by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
570 births that decade — 37% of Zamira's all-time total
1970s51980s61990s822000s3262010s5702020s542

Zamira by state

Where Zamira concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zamira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
160 10.5%
#2 Texas
117 7.6%
#3 Florida
91 5.9%
#4 New York
78 5.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
16 1.0%
#6 Georgia
12 0.8%
#7 Virginia
12 0.8%
#8 Arizona
11 0.7%
California share of Zamira's total US births 10.5%
Even split

160 of 1,531 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Zamira appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zamira?
1,531 babies have been named Zamira since 1979. It currently ranks #1542 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 138 births.
When was Zamira most popular?
Zamira was most popular in the 2010s decade with 570 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Zamira most popular?
The top states for the name Zamira are California (160 births), Texas (117 births), Florida (91 births).
How long has the name Zamira been used?
Zamira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zamira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zamora, Zamiyah, Zamya, Zamaria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.