Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Zamora

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,610 Trend ↑ Rising 29%
Rank 2025
#1,610
among girls · ↑65 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
130
named Zamora · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,364
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
130 babies
All-time total
1,499
#5,697 all-time among girls
First recorded
1992
in Social Security records

Zamora popularity over time

1,499 babies have been named Zamora since 1992, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 18 2 – #11,371
2000s 170 17 +844% #4,128
2010s 613 61 +261% #2,013
2020s (to 2025) 698 116 +90% #1,610

Where Zamora is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 136 0.08 outside top 500
2027 141 0.09 outside top 500
2028 145 0.09 outside top 500
2029 149 0.09 outside top 500
2030 153 0.10 outside top 500

Where Zamora is most popular

Girls named Zamora per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.073 per 1,000. Strongest in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Zamora born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
North Carolina 39 0.171 +134%
South Carolina 13 0.145 +98%
Florida 52 0.122 +66%
Georgia 27 0.119 +62%
Michigan 18 0.099 +35%
Alabama 9 0.096 +31%
Texas 61 0.076 ≈ national
New York 29 0.073 ≈ national
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -20%
California 47 0.056 -24%
Illinois 11 0.048 -34%
Maryland 5 0.047 -36%
Pennsylvania 10 0.042 -42%
New Jersey 7 0.039 -47%
Arizona 5 0.036 -51%
Indiana 5 0.036 -51%
Virginia 5 0.029 -60%
Ohio 5 0.021 -71%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Zamora

Zamora is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,610 in 2025 with 130 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 1,499 American babies have been named Zamora. Its peak came in 2025, when 130 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zamora stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zamora?

The median living Zamora is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 11. An estimated 1,500 people named Zamora are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zamora year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 130 #1,610
2024 123 #1,675
2023 115 #1,779
2022 116 #1,781
2021 110 #1,840
2020 104 #1,871
2019 93 #2,055
2018 98 #2,013
2017 78 #2,354
2016 61 #2,827
2015 56 #3,058
2014 54 #3,110
2013 39 #3,917
2012 49 #3,362
2011 51 #3,266
2010 34 #4,393
2009 34 #4,476
2008 24 #5,952
2007 38 #4,128
2006 27 #5,232
2005 11 #10,114
2004 10 #10,681
2003 8 #12,392
2002 – –
2001 8 #12,041
2000 10 #9,863
1995 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zamora, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zamora?

The median living Zamora is about 6 years old. Half of all living Zamoras are between 3 and 11 years old.

How many people named Zamora are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Zamora are alive in the United States, based on 1,499 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zamora in 2025?

Zamora ranked #1,610 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 130 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zamora?

1,499 babies have been named Zamora in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zamora most popular?

Zamora peaked in 2025, when 130 newborns received the name.

Is Zamora a boy or girl name?

Zamora is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zamora rising or falling?

Zamora is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zamora become more popular?

Zamora is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 153 girls named Zamora in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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