Girls' name · since 1999
Zemirah
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 728 babies named Zemirah, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,294 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,562 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 728
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
728 babies have been named Zemirah since 1999, making it today's #3562 girls' name.
Zemirah has 728 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3562 as of the latest data, more common than 79% 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.
- #9,294 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,562 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 728 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zemirah ranks #9,294 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,562 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 728 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,294 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,562 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 728
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zemirah's 728 recorded births place it above 87.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zemirah compares
728 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Zemirah's all-time total is 94% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zemirah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 728 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zemirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zemirah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zemirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Zemirah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (360 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Zemirah's strongest decade.
360 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Zemirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 114
2000s
114 births
- 2010s
2010s
360 births
- 2020s
2020s
248 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 360 births (49% of all-time use).
How Zemirah 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 Zemirah's total volume
Zemirah by state
Where Zemirah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 45 | 6.2% |
| #2 | California | | 21 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
45 of 728 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Zemirah's data
- Zemirah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (360 total births) through the 2020s (248) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zemirahs (45 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 Zemirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
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 Zemirah 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.