Girls' name · since 1999
Zemira
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 835 babies named Zemira, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,433 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zemira is the #3433 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 835 recorded since 1999.
Zemira has 835 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3433 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #8,510 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,433 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 835 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zemira ranks #8,510 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,433 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 835 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,433 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zemira's 835 recorded births place it above 88.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zemira compares
835 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Zemira's all-time total is 122% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zemira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 835 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 99 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zemira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zemira's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 99, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zemira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Zemira by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (469 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Zemira's strongest decade.
469 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Zemira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 51
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
469 births
- 2020s
2020s
310 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 469 births (56% of all-time use).
How Zemira 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 Zemira's total volume
Zemira by state
Where Zemira concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 63 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 49 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 36 | 4.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 28 | 3.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 18 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
63 of 835 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Zemira appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zemira's data
- Zemira's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (469 total births) through the 2020s (310) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zemiras (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Zemira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~26 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, 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 Zemira 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.