Zemira
Girl name · #3433 in 2025 · Uniqueness 73/100
Zemira is currently the #3433 girl name in the United States — 45 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5653, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,000 girls born in 2025 was named Zemira.
The 26-year story
Zemira first appears in the Social Security records in 1999, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2018, when 99 girls were named Zemira — good for #1978 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Zemira per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zemira in class?
Zemira scores 73 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Zemira will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zemira is most common
State-level data for Zemira is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Zemira
Statistically, parents drawn to Zemira tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Adhira, Zunaira, Nihira, Sapphira, and Anaira.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zemira | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3389 |
| 2024 | 65 | #2661 |
| 2023 | 54 | #3047 |
| 2022 | 66 | #2639 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3935 |
| 2020 | 43 | #3498 |
| 2019 | 82 | #2231 |
| 2018 | 99 | #1978 |
| 2017 | 80 | #2302 |
| 2016 | 44 | #3523 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5653 |
| 2014 | 39 | #3848 |
| 2013 | 38 | #3918 |
| 2012 | 31 | #4601 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5728 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10451 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10679 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10084 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11630 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17168 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14411 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zemira a popular girl name?
Zemira ranked #3433 among girls in 2025 with 45 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5653.
When was the name Zemira most popular?
Zemira peaked in 2018, when 99 American girls received the name (ranked #1978 that year). Since 2018 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Zemira?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,000 newborn American girls was named Zemira. It scores 73/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.