Baby name

Amir

Boy

Origin of the name

Amir comes from the Arabic amir, “commander, prince,” which also gave “emir.”

Rising name

In 2024, Amir reached its peak: 3,640 boys, 1 baby in 918. The momentum is recent: births are up 51% over the last five years, compared with the decade before. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 105. 37% of all babies named Amir since 1880 were born in the 2010s.

55,747births since 1880

2020sgeneration

No. 95rank at its peak, in 2024

Where babies named Amir are born

2024

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The darker the blue, the more common Amir is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Amir is most common in District of Columbia (2.7 times), Georgia (2.1) and Maryland (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Samir 11,094
Jamir 9,314
Emir 5,615
Amar 4,989
Zamir 4,295
Ahmir 3,814

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