Amire
Amire was the 3584th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2633rd with 46 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 350 places. More babies were named Amire in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Amir) commander, prince · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #3,584 boys, down 823 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- 9% girls, 91% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201246 babies
- Total since 1880
- 942babies recorded
What does the name Amire mean?
Amire 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
Amire popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,093 | #3,584 | 5 | 31 |
| 2020 | #13,563 | #2,761 | 6 | 44 |
| 2010 | #9,270 | #4,105 | 12 | 24 |
| 2000 | — | #4,209 | — | 18 |
| 1990 | — | #7,217 | — | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
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How popular is Amire, counting every spelling?
Amire is a spelling of Amir, a name family that ranked #111 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,584 for Amire 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 Amire?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amire (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Amire 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 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amire.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amire?
About 800 people born in the US named Amire are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 18. That makes Amire 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.
Amire by state
How common Amire was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Amire: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amire, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amire
What does Amire mean?
Amire is a spelling of Amir, which means “commander, prince” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Amire?
Amire was the 3584th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2633rd with 46 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 350 places. More babies were named Amire in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amire a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 9% girls, 91% boys given the name Amire in the US.
Where is Amire most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amire was most common in North Carolina (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Florida.