Amir
Amir was the 105th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 3,297 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 95th with 3,640 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 82 places. More babies were named Amir in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning commander, prince · Arabic
Say it uh-MEER /əˈmɪr/
- Rank in 2025
- #105 boys, up 12 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 3,297boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20243,640 babies
- Total since 1880
- 56,257babies recorded
What does the name Amir mean?
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
Amir popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 510 since 1983, 11 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #105 | 3,297 |
| 2020 | #117 | 3,182 |
| 2010 | #278 | 1,218 |
| 2000 | #413 | 603 |
| 1990 | #606 | 275 |
| 1980 | #769 | 130 |
| 1970 | #1,617 | 28 |
| 1960 | #3,675 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Amir, counting every spelling?
Amir is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #111 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #105 for Amir 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 Amir?
3,297 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amir (0.91 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Amir 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 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amir.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amir?
About 55,000 people born in the US named Amir are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 17. That makes Amir 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.
Amir by state
How common Amir was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (4.1×), Mississippi (2.5×), Maryland (2.3×), Louisiana (2.3×), Georgia (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in West Virginia, New Hampshire, Maine.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Amir: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amir, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Amir · Sibling names for Amir
Questions about the name Amir
What does Amir mean?
Amir means “commander, prince” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Amir?
Amir was the 105th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 3,297 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 95th with 3,640 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 82 places. More babies were named Amir in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amir a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Amir in the US.
Where is Amir most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amir was most common in District of Columbia (8.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Maryland.