Almir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AL-meer
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #968 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,756 for boys
Almir is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “the prince, the commander”. In 2025 it ranked 968th for boys in the UK (35 babies) and 3,756th for boys in the US (29 babies).
What does Almir mean?
Arabic: Bosnian name from Arabic al-amir
“the prince, the commander”
Used especially by Bosnian Muslims, it comes from the Arabic title amir.
Is Almir a girl's or a boy's name?
Almir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 35 boys in the UK and 29 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Almir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #968among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 8,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 116% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the UK were named Almir, making it the 968th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Almir of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Almir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 896th in England and Wales.
Almir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #968 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Almir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,756among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 59,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the US were named Almir, making it the 3,756th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. It first appears in the records in 1992.
2025 had the most boys named Almir of any year since it first appeared, in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Almir in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Almir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #3,756 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Names like Almir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Amir Abdullah Ahmed Musa Umar Hamza Zayd Zayaan Azaan Zayan Arham
Names related to Almir
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Almir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/almir, updated 20 October 2026.