Zamir
Zamir or Zameer is both a given name and surname of multiple origins in Jewish, Arabic, and Albanian cultures.In Hebrew, Zamir is a transliteration of Hebrew: זמיר, meaning "singer" or "nightingale." In Arabic, Zamir means "heart" or "conscience".
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Kyrgyz
- Uzbek
Meaning & Origin of Zamir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zamir or Zameer is both a given name and surname of multiple origins in Jewish, Arabic, and Albanian cultures.In Hebrew, Zamir is a transliteration of Hebrew: זמיר, meaning "singer" or "nightingale." In Arabic, Zamir means "heart" or "conscience".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Kyrgyz
- Uzbek
- Kazakh
- Tajik
- Albanian
The Story of Zamir
Zamir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1987, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 407 Zamirs were born — ranking #671 that year. As of 2026, Zamir ranks #671 for baby boys with 407 births, rising sharply (+86% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Zamirs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zamir
Zamir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Zamir's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #671. Use the chart and map above to compare Zamir's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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