Aamir
Aamir was the 2035th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1252nd with 144 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 783 places. More babies were named Aamir in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Amir) commander, prince · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #2,035 boys, down 637 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 73boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015144 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,697babies recorded
What does the name Aamir mean?
Aamir is a spelling of Amir, pronounced the same way, so it shares Amir's meaning and origin.
Amir is an Arabic name from amir, a word that first meant 'commander' and later 'prince' or 'ruler'; it is the source of the English title emir and is linked with the root a-m-r, 'to command'. It is used across the Muslim world and in Persian. Wikipedia notes that Amir is also a Hebrew given name in Israel, where it is unrelated and is usually explained as 'treetop', though we did not find a dictionary source for that sense.
أَمِير (Arabic, “amīr, commander, prince”)ء م ر (Arabic, “root: to command”)
How sure is this? Well established. The Arabic meaning is established; the separate Hebrew name Amir is not covered by our sources.
Related names: Ameer, Emir, Amira, Amer.
See also: Arabic names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Amir', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'أمير', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Amir (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Aamir popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2013.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,035 | 73 |
| 2020 | #1,398 | 124 |
| 2010 | #1,881 | 76 |
| 2000 | #2,525 | 37 |
| 1990 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1980 | #4,940 | 7 |
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How popular is Aamir, counting every spelling?
Aamir is a spelling of Amir, a name family that ranked #111 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,035 for Aamir on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,451 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amir | 3,297 | #105 | 16,947 |
| Aamir | 73 | #2,035 | 482 |
| Amire | 31 | #3,584 | 177 |
| Amiir | 25 | #4,141 | 115 |
| Amyr | 16 | #5,621 | 107 |
| Amirr | 9 | #8,295 | 65 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aamir?
73 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aamir (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aamir born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 115 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aamir.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aamir?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Aamir are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 19. That makes Aamir a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aamir by state
How common Aamir was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.8×), New York (1.8×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aamir: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aamir, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aamir
What does Aamir mean?
Aamir is a spelling of Amir, which means “commander, prince” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Aamir?
Aamir was the 2035th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1252nd with 144 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 783 places. More babies were named Aamir in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aamir a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Aamir in the US.
Where is Aamir most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aamir was most common in Maryland (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and Florida.