How Many People Are Named Zamzam?
An estimated 298 people in the United States have the first name Zamzam. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Zamzam peaked in popularity in 2015 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zamzam as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zamzam paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
298
About 1 in 1,150,182 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2015
20 births
Total Registered
301
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zamzam
Zamzam is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 301 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zamzam as a female name
Ranked #12,095 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (20 births)
Zamzam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zamzam span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 147 babies were registered. While Zamzam is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zamzam by Decade
How has Zamzam tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zamzam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zamzam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zamzam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zamzam?
We estimate approximately 298 people named Zamzam are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,150,182 Americans share this first name.
Is Zamzam a common name?
Zamzam is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 301 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zamzam most popular?
Zamzam reached peak popularity in 2015, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zamzam is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zamzam a female name?
Zamzam is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zamzam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zamzam Smith, Zamzam Johnson, Zamzam Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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