Girl’s name · American English

Zamara

How to say it: zuh-MAR-uh · /zəˈmɑrə/

Modern American invention, likely blending Zara and Amara - sometimes linked to Spanish city Zamora.

Zamara was the 2,045th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 61 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 78% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,743 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,045for girls in 2025
1 in 54,349US babies
61born in 2025
#1,743projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Zamara
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,045
Babies born in 202561
Share of births1 in 54,349
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+78%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,743

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Zamara is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 39 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Zara
  • Mara
  • Zam
  • Zami

Honouring a Zamara in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Zamara is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Spanish.

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