Given name
Zamyra
“song of praise”
Zamyra is a variant of Zimra. One Hebrew interpretation is “song of praise.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zamyra is a variant of Zimra. One Hebrew interpretation is “song of praise.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zamyra is a variant of Zimra. An origin associated with Zimra is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zamyra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 309
- 0 boys · 309 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,351 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,351 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 2017.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
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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