Zamir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- zah-MEER
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #778 for boys
Zamir is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “songbird, song”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 778th for boys in the US (327 babies).
What does Zamir mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew word; also an Arabic name (Damir) meaning conscience
“songbird, song”
In Hebrew zamir means a songbird or song; a similar-sounding Arabic name, Damir or Zamir, means conscience.
Is Zamir a girl's or a boy's name?
Zamir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 327 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zamir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Zamir, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2000, with 5 boys.
2025 had more boys named Zamir than any year since 2000.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Zamir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Zamir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 778th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 327 about 1 in 5,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 81% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 327 boys in the US were named Zamir, making it the 778th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,023rd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 381 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Zamir in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 413 boys in the US were given Zamir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #631, up from #778 for this spelling alone.
Zamir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 327 | #778 |
| 2024 | 348 | #740 |
| 2023 | 381 | #697 |
| 2022 | 295 | #832 |
| 2021 | 216 | #1,016 |
| 2020 | 202 | #1,023 |
| 2019 | 201 | #1,033 |
| 2018 | 179 | #1,094 |
| 2017 | 178 | #1,095 |
| 2016 | 176 | #1,110 |
| 2015 | 192 | #1,042 |
| 2014 | 151 | #1,213 |
| 2013 | 129 | #1,326 |
| 2012 | 120 | #1,391 |
| 2011 | 114 | #1,440 |
| 2010 | 93 | #1,665 |
| 2009 | 97 | #1,625 |
| 2008 | 100 | #1,582 |
| 2007 | 99 | #1,576 |
| 2006 | 95 | #1,551 |
| 2005 | 66 | #1,918 |
| 2004 | 70 | #1,782 |
| 2003 | 60 | #1,932 |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,245 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,082 |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,045 |
| 1999 | 34 | #2,556 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,154 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,609 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,530 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
Names like Zamir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Muhammad, Hamza, Zayd, Zayaan, Amir, Ibrahim, Zayan, Zahir, Umar, Ahmed, Abdullah
Other spellings of Zamir
Names related to Zamir
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zamir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zamir, updated 20 October 2026.