Unisex name · since 1994
Zimri
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 203 babies named Zimri, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,422 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 203
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zimri is the #7422 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 203 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Zimri recorded 203 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #7422 nationally today, ahead of 47% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #12,877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,422 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 203 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zimri ranks #12,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,422 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 203 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,422 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 203
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zimri's 203 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zimri compares
203 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Zimri's all-time total is 45% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zimri | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 203 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zimri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zimri's full recorded timeline at 2013, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zimri popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Zimri popularity over time - girls
47 total births recorded since 2006 (Zimri as girls' name)
Zimri by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (81 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Zimri's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Zimri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 81 births (40% of all-time use).
Zimri by state
Where Zimri concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 3.9% |
8 of 203 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Zimris (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Zimri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Zimri 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.