Fun Facts About the Name Zamariah
- 312 babies named Zamariah: U.S. records list 312 babies given the name Zamariah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zamariah Mean?
Zamariah is built on the Hebrew theophoric pattern, in which a name joins a root to the divine name. Its ending, -iah, stands for Hebrew Yah, a shortened form of YHWH, and names of this shape usually mean "Yah is..." or "Yah has...". The opening element matches the Hebrew root zamar, "to make music, to sing praise," so the most natural reading of the name is "Yah is praised" or "song of Yah."
That reading is a judgment about the name's structure rather than a translation preserved in a text. The biblical name Zemirah, borne by a son of Becher in the genealogy of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:8), comes from the same root and is commonly glossed "song" or "melody," which supports the musical sense without proving that the two names are identical. If Zamariah instead stands as an altered form of Zechariah ("Yah remembers"), the meaning would be different. The derivation is therefore best described as likely but not settled.
Zamariah Name History & Origins
Hebrew names carrying the divine element passed into Greek with endings such as -ias and then into Latin, and English translators of the 16th and 17th centuries fixed the ending as -iah. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Zechariah, and Zebadiah entered English in that form, and the ending became a recognizable sign of a Hebrew-style name. Zamariah, with its initial Z and -iah close, follows that convention.
The name also sits near two well-established names: the biblical Zemirah of 1 Chronicles, whose root sense is "song," and the far more common Zachariah and Zechariah. Spellings such as Zamariyah, Zamaria, and Zamari indicate that the name is used in its own right rather than as a single fixed traditional form, though the exact path by which Zamariah took its shape is unclear.
How Popular is the Name Zamariah?
Zamariah 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 2008. Its best rank was #5,744 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 | #8,349 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #10,220 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #8,970 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #8,514 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #10,269 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #10,223 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #15,494 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #7,395 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #9,330 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #14,297 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #9,465 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #10,937 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #11,944 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #6,863 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #5,931 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #7,871 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #6,803 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #5,744 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #7,087 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #8,707 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #8,876 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #10,678 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #12,390 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #17,619 | 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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How the Name Zamariah Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have aspiration and inspiration, hope and guidance. Since you are intuitive and perceptive and you understand human nature. You have the power to achieve. Diplomacy and discretion make you a good mediator. You are inspired, introspective, and have a good understanding of the human heart. You can have the ability to commercialize your artistic talents successfully. You are often a mystery to others and to yourself. You are always reaching for something higher, without exactly knowing what that "higher" is. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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