Given name & surname
Zamora
“from the city of Zamora”
Zamora is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “from the city of Zamora.”
Original SpanishSamora
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “from the city of Zamora.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zamora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,499
- 0 boys · 1,499 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 130 babies
- 2025
- 130
- #1,610 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +37%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 130 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,610 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 749 as a first name in 2020; 61,244 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zamora’s family of names
Zamora has a related form in Zamorah. Zamora has a related form in Zamorra. Zamora has a related form in Zamorrah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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