Zamirah
Zamirah was the 3830th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 3696th with 42 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,994 places. More babies were named Zamirah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,830 girls, up 431 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201742 babies
- Total since 1880
- 589babies recorded
Zamirah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #3,830 | 39 |
| 2020 | #4,261 | 33 |
| 2010 | #6,898 | 19 |
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How popular is Zamirah, counting every spelling?
Zamirah is a spelling of Zamira, a name family that ranked #1,026 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,830 for Zamirah on its own. Together these spellings went to 229 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zamira | 169 | #1,325 | 628 |
| Zamirah | 39 | #3,830 | 191 |
| Zamyra | 13 | #8,351 | 62 |
| Zamyrah | 8 | #11,913 | 29 |
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 Zamirah?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zamirah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zamirah 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 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zamirah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zamirah?
About 600 people born in the US named Zamirah are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 14. That makes Zamirah 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.
Zamirah by state
How common Zamirah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls 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 Zamirah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zamirah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zamirah
How popular is the name Zamirah?
Zamirah was the 3830th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 3696th with 42 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,994 places. More babies were named Zamirah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zamirah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zamirah in the US.
Where is Zamirah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zamirah was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and California.