Amere
Amere was the 4714th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1794th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,358 places. More babies were named Amere in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ameer) commander, prince · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #4,714 boys, down 2,205 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201483 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,255babies recorded
What does the name Amere mean?
Amere is a spelling of Ameer, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ameer's meaning and origin.
Ameer is a spelling of Amir, from Arabic amīr 'commander, prince'. Wiktionary notes that the same Arabic word gave English emir and amir and, through medieval borrowing, admiral. The ee spelling shows the long ī of the Arabic. Amira is the related feminine name.
أَمِير (Arabic, “commander, prince”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Amir, Amira, Emir.
See also: Arabic names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ameer', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Amir', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Ameer'; redirect to 'Emir', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Amere popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #4,714 | — | 21 |
| 2020 | #13,556 | #2,509 | 6 | 51 |
| 2010 | #15,086 | #2,683 | 6 | 45 |
| 2000 | #11,891 | #7,461 | 7 | 8 |
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How popular is Amere, counting every spelling?
Amere is a spelling of Ameer, a name family that ranked #825 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,714 for Amere on its own. Together these spellings went to 283 boys in 2025.
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 Amere?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amere (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Amere 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amere.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amere?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Amere are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 8 and 17. That makes Amere 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.
Amere by state
How common Amere was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Amere: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amere, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amere
What does Amere mean?
Amere is a spelling of Ameer, which means “commander, prince” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Amere?
Amere was the 4714th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1794th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,358 places. More babies were named Amere in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amere a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Amere in the US.
Where is Amere most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amere was most common in Michigan (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Florida.