Amirah
Amirah was the 490th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 603 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 458th; the most babies were born in 2024 (678). Over the last ten years it has moved up 180 places. More babies were named Amirah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Amira) princess (Arabic) · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #490 girls, up 56 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 603girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024678 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,863babies recorded
What does the name Amirah mean?
Amirah is a spelling of Amira, pronounced the same way, so it shares Amira's meaning and origin.
Amira is the Arabic amira, 'princess', the feminine of amir, 'commander, prince'. Wiktionary and Wikipedia both give this meaning, and Wikipedia adds 'commander' and 'ruler'. The masculine Amir and the title emir come from the same word. Wikipedia notes that Amira is also popular among Bosniaks in the Balkans. A Hebrew name Amira exists as well, usually linked with a word for 'speech', but our sources do not cover it.
أَمِيرَة (Arabic, “amīra, princess”)أَمِير (Arabic, “amīr, commander, prince”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Amir, Ameera, Amirah, Emira.
See also: Arabic names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Amira', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Amira (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'أمير', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Amirah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #490 | 603 |
| 2020 | #546 | 551 |
| 2010 | #819 | 328 |
| 2000 | #1,426 | 129 |
| 1990 | #2,438 | 50 |
| 1980 | #4,984 | 14 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Amirah, counting every spelling?
Amirah is a spelling of Amira, a name family that ranked #103 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #490 for Amirah on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,099 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amira | 2,168 | #132 | 9,207 |
| Amirah | 603 | #490 | 2,961 |
| Amyra | 201 | #1,153 | 1,147 |
| Amyrah | 70 | #2,514 | 320 |
| Aamira | 13 | #7,886 | 121 |
| Aamirah | 7 | #11,935 | 89 |
| Amirra | 18 | #6,344 | 74 |
| Amirrah | 11 | #8,901 | 57 |
| Amiira | 8 | #10,993 | 54 |
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 Amirah?
603 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amirah (0.17 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amirah 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 14 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amirah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amirah?
About 10,800 people born in the US named Amirah are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Amirah 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.
Amirah by state
How common Amirah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.3×), Florida (1.7×), New York (1.7×), Minnesota (1.6×), Georgia (1.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Iowa, Colorado, Kansas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Amirah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amirah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amirah
What does Amirah mean?
Amirah is a spelling of Amira, which means “princess (Arabic)” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Amirah?
Amirah was the 490th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 603 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 458th; the most babies were born in 2024 (678). Over the last ten years it has moved up 180 places. More babies were named Amirah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amirah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amirah in the US.
Where is Amirah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amirah was most common in Maryland (0.83 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New York.