Fun Facts About the Name Zamaria
- 880 babies named Zamaria: U.S. records list 880 babies given the name Zamaria from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zamaria Mean?
Zamaria is a rare feminine given name, and no documented etymology accounts for its first element, so its literal meaning is uncertain. The ending matches Maria, the Latin form of Greek Mariam and Hebrew Miriam, a name whose own meaning is disputed, with proposed senses including "bitterness," "rebellion," and "wished-for child." If Zamaria was formed with Maria, a Marian reading is natural, but that is a customary interpretation rather than a documented derivation. The name's shape also resembles Zamira, found in Albanian usage and elsewhere in southeastern Europe, and, more distantly, the Hebrew Zemirah (from zemer, "song"); a similarity in sound does not establish a shared origin with either.
Zamaria Name History & Origins
In spelling and stress, Zamaria follows Italian feminine names in -aria. Italian naming has a long tradition of devotional names: Rosaria comes from the rosary, Assunta from the Assumption, and compounds such as Annamaria and Marialuisa join Maria to a second name. A name of this shape therefore carries a Marian ring in Italian and Ibero-Romance settings, even where the first element is not a recorded word. Because the name is uncommon and its use is scattered, it is not clear whether it spread from one region or came into use separately in several, and its route between languages has not been traced.
How Popular is the Name Zamaria?
Zamaria has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #3,082 in 2008.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,549 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #5,003 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2023 | #4,735 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2022 | #4,466 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2021 | #4,824 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2020 | #4,644 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2019 | #5,155 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #5,147 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #5,512 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #6,897 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #4,226 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2014 | #5,022 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2013 | #4,239 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2012 | #4,294 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #3,837 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2010 | #3,469 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2009 | #4,366 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #3,082 | 56 | 0.0030% |
| 2007 | #3,123 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 2006 | #3,089 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2005 | #4,028 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2004 | #3,897 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2003 | #4,105 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #7,040 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #6,064 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #7,572 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #7,234 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #6,716 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #12,059 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #15,870 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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