Ahmir
Ahmir was the 1231st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 163 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 873rd with 276 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 182 places. More babies were named Ahmir in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,231 boys, down 296 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 163boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022276 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,819babies recorded
Ahmir popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2008.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,231 | 163 |
| 2020 | #935 | 235 |
| 2010 | #1,438 | 115 |
| 2000 | #1,925 | 54 |
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How popular is Ahmir, counting every spelling?
Ahmir is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,165 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,231 for Ahmir on its own. Together these spellings went to 163 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmir | 163 | #1,231 | 1,122 |
| Ahmyr | — | — | 28 |
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 Ahmir?
163 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ahmir (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ahmir 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 51 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ahmir.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ahmir?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Ahmir are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 15. That makes Ahmir 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.
Ahmir by state
How common Ahmir was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (4.4×), Mississippi (3.3×), Maryland (2.8×), Georgia (2.8×), Alabama (2.5×). In 28 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 Ahmir: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ahmir, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ahmir
How popular is the name Ahmir?
Ahmir was the 1231st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 163 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 873rd with 276 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 182 places. More babies were named Ahmir in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ahmir a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ahmir in the US.
Where is Ahmir most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ahmir was most common in Louisiana (0.58 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Maryland.