Amyra
Amyra was the 1153rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 201 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 970th with 267 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 367 places. More babies were named Amyra in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Amira) princess (Arabic) · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #1,153 girls, up 24 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 201girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024267 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,935babies recorded
What does the name Amyra mean?
Amyra 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
Amyra popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,153 | 201 |
| 2020 | #1,177 | 197 |
| 2010 | #2,452 | 76 |
| 2000 | #6,228 | 17 |
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How popular is Amyra, counting every spelling?
Amyra is a spelling of Amira, a name family that ranked #103 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,153 for Amyra 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 Amyra?
201 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amyra (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amyra 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 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amyra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amyra?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Amyra are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Amyra 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.
Amyra by state
How common Amyra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.2×), New York (2.0×), Michigan (1.6×). In 26 states fewer than five girls 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 Amyra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amyra, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amyra
What does Amyra mean?
Amyra is a spelling of Amira, which means “princess (Arabic)” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Amyra?
Amyra was the 1153rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 201 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 970th with 267 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 367 places. More babies were named Amyra in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Amyra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amyra in the US.
Where is Amyra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amyra was most common in New Jersey (0.30 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Michigan.