Given name
Zamirah
“a songstress”
Zamirah is a variant of Zamara. One Hebrew interpretation is “a songstress.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zamirah is a variant of Zamara. One Hebrew interpretation is “a songstress.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zamirah 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 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zamirah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 589
- 0 boys · 589 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 39
- #3,830 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,830 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 42 in 2017.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zamirah’s family of names
Zamirah has a related form in Zamara.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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