Zimri
Boy · ZIM-ree · Hebrew
Zimri is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “possibly my praise, my song”. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Zimri mean?
Hebrew: biblical name
“possibly my praise, my song”
Zimri was a king of Israel who, according to the Book of Kings, reigned for just seven days.
- Say it
- ZIM-ree
Is Zimri a girl's or a boy's name?
Zimri is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 11 boys in the US.
How popular is Zimri in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 91% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Zimri, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994. 6 girls were also named Zimri in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Zimri in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zimri in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
Names like Zimri
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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