Amiri
Amiri was the 604th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 472 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 506th with 596 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,808 places. More babies were named Amiri in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning of the amir; princely · Persian, Arabic
Say it uh-MEER-ee /əˈmɪri/
- Rank in 2025
- #604 boys, up 691 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 472boys
- Girls and boys
- 35% girls, 65% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023596 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,928babies recorded
What does the name Amiri mean?
Amiri is a Persian surname, as Wiktionary records, formed from amir, "commander, prince", a word borrowed from Arabic, with the Persian ending -i, which Wiktionary explains as forming adjectives meaning "of" or "belonging to". As an American first name it is best known from the poet and playwright Amiri Baraka (1934-2014), born Everett LeRoi Jones, who later took that name. It is closely related to the names Amir and Amira.
امیری (Persian, “surname Amiri”)أَمِير (Arabic, “commander, prince, ruler”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary gives the Persian surname without a gloss; 'princely' is read from amir plus the Persian suffix -i. Use of the name in the US may also be influenced by Amir and by Amiri Baraka.
Related names: Amir, Amira, Emir.
See also: Persian names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Amiri', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'امیر', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'ـی', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Amiri Baraka', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Amiri popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #964 | #604 | 266 | 472 |
| 2020 | #2,304 | #1,295 | 77 | 140 |
| 2010 | — | #6,369 | — | 13 |
| 2000 | #13,265 | #3,428 | 6 | 24 |
| 1990 | — | #8,161 | — | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Amiri, counting every spelling?
Amiri is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #589 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #604 for Amiri on its own. Together these spellings went to 481 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amiri | 472 | #604 | 2,524 |
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 Amiri?
472 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amiri (0.13 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Amiri 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 18 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amiri.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amiri?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Amiri are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 5. That makes Amiri 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.
Amiri by state
How common Amiri was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nevada (2.2×), Georgia (1.9×), Wisconsin (1.9×), North Carolina (1.9×), Louisiana (1.9×). In 17 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 Amiri: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amiri, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Amiri · Sibling names for Amiri
Questions about the name Amiri
What does Amiri mean?
Amiri means “of the amir; princely” (Persian, Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Amiri?
Amiri was the 604th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 472 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 506th with 596 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,808 places. More babies were named Amiri in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Amiri a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 35% girls, 65% boys given the name Amiri in the US.
Where is Amiri most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amiri was most common in Nevada (0.63 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Wisconsin.