Zamora
Girl name · #1609 in 2025 · Very rare
Zamora ranks #1609 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 130 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #3024, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 13,846 girls born in 2025 was named Zamora.
The 33-year story
Zamora first appears in the Social Security records in 1992, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 130 babies and a rank of #1605. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Zamora per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zamora in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Zamora is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Zamora will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zamora is most common
State-level data for Zamora is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Zamora
Statistically, parents drawn to Zamora tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Anora, Zamira, Zora, Eleonora, and Eliora.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zamora | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 130 | #1605 |
| 2024 | 123 | #1664 |
| 2023 | 115 | #1774 |
| 2022 | 116 | #1775 |
| 2021 | 110 | #1830 |
| 2020 | 104 | #1860 |
| 2019 | 93 | #2043 |
| 2018 | 98 | #1997 |
| 2017 | 78 | #2338 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2798 |
| 2015 | 56 | #3024 |
| 2014 | 54 | #3080 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3849 |
| 2012 | 49 | #3314 |
| 2011 | 51 | #3222 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4306 |
| 2009 | 34 | #4370 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5750 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4050 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5086 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9452 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9892 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11020 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9163 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zamora a popular girl name?
Zamora ranked #1609 among girls in 2025 with 130 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3024.
When was the name Zamora most popular?
Zamora peaked in 2025, when 130 American girls received the name (ranked #1605 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zamora?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 13,846 newborn American girls was named Zamora. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.