Amyrah
Amyrah was the 2514th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 70 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 621 places. More babies were named Amyrah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Amira) princess (Arabic) · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #2,514 girls, up 418 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 70girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202570 babies
- Total since 1880
- 983babies recorded
What does the name Amyrah mean?
Amyrah 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
Amyrah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,514 | 70 |
| 2020 | #2,932 | 55 |
| 2010 | #4,617 | 31 |
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How popular is Amyrah, counting every spelling?
Amyrah is a spelling of Amira, a name family that ranked #103 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,514 for Amyrah 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 Amyrah?
70 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amyrah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amyrah 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 120 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amyrah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amyrah?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Amyrah are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Amyrah 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.
Amyrah by state
How common Amyrah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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 Amyrah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amyrah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amyrah
What does Amyrah mean?
Amyrah is a spelling of Amira, which means “princess (Arabic)” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Amyrah?
Amyrah was the 2514th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 70 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 621 places. More babies were named Amyrah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amyrah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amyrah in the US.
Where is Amyrah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amyrah was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.