Girls' name · since 1979
Zamira
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 1,702 babies named Zamira, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,251 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,321 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,702
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,702 babies have been named Zamira since 1979, making it today's #1321 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zamira recorded 1,702 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #1321 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, 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 1979 to 2025.
- #5,251 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,321 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,702 born since 1979
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zamira ranks #5,251 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,321 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,702 born since 1979, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,251 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,321 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,702
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zamira's 1,702 recorded births place it above 92.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zamira compares
1,702 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Zamira's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zamira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,702 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 169 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zamira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zamira's full recorded timeline at 2007, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 169 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zamira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 169
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Zamira by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (713 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Zamira's strongest decade.
713 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Zamira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 82
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
326 births
- 2010s
2010s
570 births
- 2020s
2020s
713 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 713 births (42% of all-time use).
How Zamira 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 Zamira's total volume
Zamira by state
Where Zamira concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 172 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 139 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 107 | 6.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 85 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 18 | 1.1% |
172 of 1,702 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Zamira appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Zamiras (172 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 Zamira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Zamira 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.