US rank #3794 Girls' name Peak 2017 550 births

Zamirah — #3794 US girls' name

550 babies named Zamirah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s952010s2702020s185
#3794
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Zamirah was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

42 babies were named Zamirah in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zamirah

The Social Security Administration has registered 550 babies named Zamirah between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zamirah currently holds the #3794 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zamirah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 270 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zamirah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Zamirah in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zamirah 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 550 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.

Zamirah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

550

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2017

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,794

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zamirah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
42
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
01020304050 20242021201820152012200920062002 10

Zamirah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
270 births that decade — 49% of Zamirah's all-time total
2000s952010s2702020s185

Zamirah by state

Where Zamirah concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Zamirah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 2.0%
#2 Florida
11 2.0%
#3 Georgia
5 0.9%
#4 New York
5 0.9%
California share of Zamirah's total US births 2.0%
Even split

11 of 550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zamirah?
550 babies have been named Zamirah since 2002. It currently ranks #3794 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 42 births.
When was Zamirah most popular?
Zamirah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 270 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Zamirah most popular?
The top states for the name Zamirah are California (11 births), Florida (11 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Zamirah been used?
Zamirah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zamirah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zamira, Zamora, Zamiyah, Zamya, 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, 2002–2024 (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.