Amir
Boy · a-MEER · Arabic
Amir is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “prince, commander”. In 2025 it ranked 223rd for boys in the UK (252 babies) and 105th for boys in the US (3,297 babies).
What does Amir mean?
Arabic: also a Hebrew name meaning treetop
“prince, commander”
Arabic amir, 'commander', is also the source of the English word admiral.
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Is Amir a girl's or a boy's name?
Amir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 252 boys in the UK and 11 girls and 3,297 boys in the US.
How popular is Amir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #223among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 252about 1 in 1,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 252 boys in the UK were named Amir, making it the 223rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 285th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 270 boys.
Half of all the boys named Amir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 310 boys in the UK were given Amir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #195, up from #223 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 212th in England and Wales, 333rd in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
Amir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 252 | #223 |
| 2024 | 270 | #207 |
| 2023 | 214 | #249 |
| 2022 | 199 | #263 |
| 2021 | 192 | #279 |
| 2020 | 184 | #285 |
| 2019 | 136 | #371 |
| 2018 | 161 | #332 |
| 2017 | 174 | #326 |
| 2016 | 163 | #332 |
| 2015 | 145 | #357 |
| 2014 | 118 | #396 |
| 2013 | 140 | #338 |
| 2012 | 160 | #321 |
| 2011 | 142 | #347 |
| 2010 | 157 | #319 |
| 2009 | 119 | #368 |
| 2008 | 145 | #317 |
| 2007 | 117 | #351 |
| 2006 | 119 | #323 |
| 2005 | 115 | #309 |
| 2004 | 113 | #310 |
| 2003 | 94 | #328 |
| 2002 | 99 | #315 |
| 2001 | 118 | #269 |
| 2000 | 85 | #348 |
| 1999 | 99 | #312 |
| 1998 | 100 | #295 |
| 1997 | 99 | #310 |
| 1996 | 108 | #285 |
How popular is Amir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #105among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3,297about 1 in 520 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.7%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3,297 boys in the US were named Amir, making it the 105th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 117th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 3,640 boys. It first appears in the records in 1954. 11 girls were also named Amir in 2025 (8,858th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Amir in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,635 boys in the US were given Amir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #107.
Amir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,297 | #105 |
| 2024 | 3,640 | #95 |
| 2023 | 3,631 | #99 |
| 2022 | 3,353 | #113 |
| 2021 | 3,026 | #123 |
| 2020 | 3,182 | #117 |
| 2019 | 2,971 | #131 |
| 2018 | 2,608 | #150 |
| 2017 | 2,619 | #150 |
| 2016 | 2,446 | #165 |
| 2015 | 2,221 | #187 |
| 2014 | 1,819 | #212 |
| 2013 | 1,726 | #216 |
| 2012 | 1,468 | #248 |
| 2011 | 1,385 | #250 |
| 2010 | 1,218 | #278 |
| 2009 | 1,215 | #279 |
| 2008 | 1,126 | #296 |
| 2007 | 1,011 | #317 |
| 2006 | 987 | #326 |
| 2005 | 872 | #339 |
| 2004 | 843 | #340 |
| 2003 | 819 | #340 |
| 2002 | 742 | #359 |
| 2001 | 651 | #391 |
| 2000 | 603 | #413 |
| 1999 | 610 | #400 |
| 1998 | 516 | #443 |
| 1997 | 413 | #502 |
| 1996 | 359 | #536 |
| 1995 | 340 | #551 |
| 1994 | 330 | #563 |
| 1993 | 265 | #633 |
| 1992 | 253 | #648 |
| 1991 | 254 | #640 |
| 1990 | 275 | #605 |
| 1989 | 259 | #612 |
| 1988 | 215 | #644 |
| 1987 | 199 | #646 |
| 1986 | 209 | #620 |
| 1985 | 174 | #672 |
| 1984 | 204 | #592 |
| 1983 | 166 | #664 |
| 1982 | 137 | #755 |
| 1981 | 150 | #706 |
| 1980 | 130 | #769 |
| 1979 | 115 | #812 |
| 1978 | 104 | #841 |
| 1977 | 85 | #921 |
| 1976 | 69 | #998 |
| 1975 | 67 | #1,000 |
| 1974 | 56 | #1,099 |
| 1973 | 41 | #1,294 |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,285 |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,181 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,614 |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,492 |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,893 |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,572 |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,813 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,364 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,299 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
Names like Amir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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