Zamir
Zamir was the 780th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 327 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 698th with 381 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 264 places. More babies were named Zamir in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Hebrew 'song; nightingale' or Arabic 'conscience' · Hebrew, Arabic
Say it zah-MEER /zɑˈmɪɹ/
- Rank in 2025
- #780 boys, up 246 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 327boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023381 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,295babies recorded
What does the name Zamir mean?
Zamir has two separate sources. In Hebrew, zamir is a poetic word for 'song' and in modern Hebrew 'nightingale'; it appears in Song of Songs 2:12, where 'the time of singing' (or of pruning) has come. In Arabic and in Albanian and Balkan Muslim use, Zamir represents ḍamīr 'conscience, inner heart'. Wiktionary lists the Spanish given name as of Arabic origin.
זָמִיר (zamir) (Hebrew, “song; nightingale”)ضَمِير (ḍamīr) (Arabic, “conscience, heart”)
How sure is this? Probable. Two unrelated origins; the biblical word can mean 'singing' or 'pruning'.
Related names: Zamira, Zameer.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Zamir' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Hebrew Bible, Song of Songs 2:12 (Sefaria, with JPS translation), Sefaria
- Wiktionary, entry 'ضمير', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Zamir popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #780 | 327 |
| 2020 | #1,026 | 202 |
| 2010 | #1,676 | 93 |
| 2000 | #2,086 | 49 |
| 1990 | #3,465 | 18 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zamir, counting every spelling?
Zamir is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #733 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #780 for Zamir on its own. Together these spellings went to 344 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zamir | 327 | #780 | 1,567 |
| Zamire | 12 | #7,184 | 55 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zamir?
327 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zamir (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zamir born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 26 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zamir.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zamir?
About 4,300 people born in the US named Zamir are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 16. That makes Zamir a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zamir by state
How common Zamir was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.9×), Mississippi (2.7×), Louisiana (2.0×), Maryland (2.0×), Alabama (1.9×). In 21 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zamir: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zamir, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Zamir · Sibling names for Zamir
Questions about the name Zamir
What does Zamir mean?
Zamir means “Hebrew 'song; nightingale' or Arabic 'conscience'” (Hebrew, Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Zamir?
Zamir was the 780th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 327 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 698th with 381 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 264 places. More babies were named Zamir in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zamir a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zamir in the US.
Where is Zamir most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zamir was most common in Georgia (0.53 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Louisiana.