How Many People Are Named Zemira?
An estimated 784 people in the United States have the first name Zemira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Zemira peaked in popularity in 2018 with 99 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zemira 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 Zemira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
784
About 1 in 437,187 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2018
99 births
Total Registered
790
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zemira
Zemira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 790 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zemira as a female name
Ranked #2,686 in 2024
65 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (99 births)
Zemira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zemira span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 469 babies were registered. While Zemira is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zemira by Decade
How has Zemira 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.
Zemira by State
Birth registrations for Zemira span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Washington, New Jersey, Missouri. On average, about 20 Zemiras were registered per state.
Zemira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zemira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zemira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zemira?
We estimate approximately 784 people named Zemira 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 437,187 Americans share this first name.
Is Zemira a common name?
Zemira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 790 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zemira most popular?
Zemira reached peak popularity in 2018, when 99 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zemira is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zemira a female name?
Zemira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zemira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zemira Smith, Zemira Johnson, Zemira 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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