Total births
28
Unisex name · since 2019
Zemi
Zemi has 28 recorded births since 2019 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17191
- among girls today
- 28
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
28 babies have been named Zemi since 2019, making it today's #17191 unisex name.
Zemi has 28 recorded births among girls since 2019, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #17191 as of the latest data, more common than 3% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2025.
- #17191 among girls today
- 28 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
- 3% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Zemi is currently the #17191 unisex name in America, more common than 3% of girls - 28 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17191
- among girls today
- 28
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Zemi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17191
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 3% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
82% of everyone ever named Zemi was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
8 babies were named Zemi in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Zemi compares
28 10th percentile among 17,726 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
Zemi's all-time total is 93% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zemi | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zemi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zemi splits its recorded history at 2022: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zemi at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#17,191
Active since
2019
Zemi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Zemi popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 2022 (Zemi as boys' name)
Zemi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zemi's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Zemi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 23 births (82% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zemi? ▼
Zemi has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 2019, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #17191 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Zemi most popular? ▼
Zemi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Is Zemi a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Zemi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 28 births, and as a boy's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Zemi been used? ▼
Zemi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 7 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Zemi? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zemira, Zemirah, Zema, Zemora, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Zemi
Nearby Names Like Zemi
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zemi
Zemira Girl
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Zemirah Girl
#2689 728 births
Zema Girl
#7902 170 births
Zemora Girl
#16808 132 births
Zemiyah Girl
5 births
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2019–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zemi: #17191 Unisex Name - 28 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zemi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zemi 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 July 2026.