US rank #2684 Girls' name Peak 2018 790 births

Zemira — #2684 US girls' name

790 babies named Zemira in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s512010s4692020s265
#2684
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Zemira was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

99 babies were named Zemira in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zemira

The Social Security Administration has registered 790 babies named Zemira between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zemira currently holds the #2684 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 99 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zemira performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 469 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zemira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Zemira in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zemira 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 790 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.

Zemira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

790

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2018

99 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,684

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zemira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
99
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
050100150 20242021201820152012200920061999 5

Zemira by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
469 births that decade — 59% of Zemira's all-time total
1990s52000s512010s4692020s265

Zemira by state

Where Zemira concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zemira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
63 8.0%
#2 California
49 6.2%
#3 Florida
31 3.9%
#4 New York
28 3.5%
#5 North Carolina
18 2.3%
#6 Indiana
6 0.8%
#7 Colorado
5 0.6%
#8 Georgia
5 0.6%
Texas share of Zemira's total US births 8.0%
Even split

63 of 790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Zemira appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zemira?
790 babies have been named Zemira since 1999. It currently ranks #2684 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 99 births.
When was Zemira most popular?
Zemira was most popular in the 2010s decade with 469 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Zemira most popular?
The top states for the name Zemira are Texas (63 births), California (49 births), Florida (31 births).
How long has the name Zemira been used?
Zemira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zemira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zemirah, Zema, Zemora, Zemi, and 1 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, 1999–2024 (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.