Given name
Zamira
“a songstress”·“song of praise”
Zamira is a variant of Zamara. One Hebrew interpretation is “a songstress.” Zamira is a variant of Zimra. One Hebrew interpretation is “song of praise.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zamira is a variant of Zamara. One Hebrew interpretation is “a songstress.” Zamira is a variant of Zimra. One Hebrew interpretation is “song of praise.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zamira is a variant of Zamara. An origin associated with Zamara is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zamira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,702
- 0 boys · 1,702 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 169 babies
- 2025
- 169
- #1,325 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +58%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 169 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,325 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 58.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,391 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zamira’s family of names
In Italian usage, Zamira has a conventional equivalent in the German form Samira. Zamira has a related form in Zamara. Zamira has a related form in Zimra.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Zamira
- Zamira AmirovaUzbekistani middle distance runnerborn 1979
- Zamira SydykovaKyrgyzstani diplomatborn 1960
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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