Amira
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-MEER-a
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #130 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #132 for girls
Amira is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “princess”. In 2025 it ranked 130th for girls in the UK (419 babies) and 132nd for girls in the US (2,168 babies).
What does Amira mean?
Arabic: feminine of Amir
“princess”
The feminine of Amir, from Arabic amir, 'commander, prince'.
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Is Amira a girl's or a boy's name?
Amira is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 419 girls in the UK and 2,168 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Amira in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 130th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 419 about 1 in 660 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 419 girls in the UK were named Amira, making it the 130th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 182nd.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Amira of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Amira in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 794 girls in the UK were given Amira or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #73, up from #130 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 124th in England and Wales, 217th in Scotland and 259th in Northern Ireland.
Amira in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 419 | #130 |
| 2024 | 384 | #144 |
| 2023 | 362 | #155 |
| 2022 | 326 | #172 |
| 2021 | 353 | #167 |
| 2020 | 308 | #182 |
| 2019 | 301 | #187 |
| 2018 | 279 | #205 |
| 2017 | 332 | #182 |
| 2016 | 299 | #201 |
| 2015 | 275 | #212 |
| 2014 | 316 | #188 |
| 2013 | 270 | #208 |
| 2012 | 318 | #179 |
| 2011 | 295 | #195 |
| 2010 | 345 | #173 |
| 2009 | 254 | #216 |
| 2008 | 154 | #330 |
| 2007 | 164 | #312 |
| 2006 | 146 | #332 |
| 2005 | 121 | #364 |
| 2004 | 95 | #419 |
| 2003 | 88 | #439 |
| 2002 | 76 | #466 |
| 2001 | 67 | #490 |
| 2000 | 57 | #547 |
| 1999 | 41 | #671 |
| 1998 | 42 | #657 |
| 1997 | 37 | #733 |
| 1996 | 33 | #755 |
How popular is Amira in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 132nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 2,168 about 1 in 740 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 93% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.9% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 2,168 girls in the US were named Amira, making it the 132nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 283rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 2,182 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the girls named Amira in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,109 girls in the US were given Amira or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #102, up from #132 for this spelling alone.
Amira in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,168 | #132 |
| 2024 | 2,182 | #136 |
| 2023 | 2,108 | #131 |
| 2022 | 1,396 | #209 |
| 2021 | 1,353 | #219 |
| 2020 | 1,129 | #283 |
| 2019 | 1,167 | #283 |
| 2018 | 1,043 | #315 |
| 2017 | 1,024 | #317 |
| 2016 | 874 | #373 |
| 2015 | 859 | #380 |
| 2014 | 767 | #418 |
| 2013 | 664 | #459 |
| 2012 | 610 | #503 |
| 2011 | 587 | #500 |
| 2010 | 604 | #495 |
| 2009 | 645 | #478 |
| 2008 | 729 | #437 |
| 2007 | 603 | #521 |
| 2006 | 513 | #571 |
| 2005 | 480 | #593 |
| 2004 | 419 | #651 |
| 2003 | 374 | #699 |
| 2002 | 318 | #759 |
| 2001 | 286 | #818 |
| 2000 | 268 | #835 |
| 1999 | 221 | #943 |
| 1998 | 229 | #915 |
| 1997 | 183 | #1,039 |
| 1996 | 160 | #1,131 |
| 1995 | 147 | #1,166 |
| 1994 | 153 | #1,157 |
| 1993 | 147 | #1,178 |
| 1992 | 113 | #1,428 |
| 1991 | 117 | #1,371 |
| 1990 | 93 | #1,601 |
| 1989 | 98 | #1,476 |
| 1988 | 79 | #1,635 |
| 1987 | 52 | #2,097 |
| 1986 | 61 | #1,837 |
| 1985 | 61 | #1,832 |
| 1984 | 54 | #1,922 |
| 1983 | 50 | #2,021 |
| 1982 | 45 | #2,220 |
| 1981 | 48 | #2,119 |
| 1980 | 47 | #2,154 |
| 1979 | 41 | #2,304 |
| 1978 | 36 | #2,431 |
| 1977 | 26 | #3,001 |
| 1976 | 28 | #2,727 |
| 1975 | 25 | #2,881 |
| 1974 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1973 | 25 | #2,753 |
| 1972 | 25 | #2,747 |
| 1971 | 13 | #4,309 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
Names like Amira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Aaliyah, Zainab, Khadija, Ayah, Hafsa, Hiba, Amaya, Aisha, Ayra, Ayla, Summer
Other spellings of Amira
Amirah, Ameera, Ameerah, Amiira, Ameira, Amera, Amerah, Amirra, Amirrah
Names related to Amira
Amara, Amyra, Amora, Amaira, Amariah, Amiri, Emira, Amaria, Amarii
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo, Liyana
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, “Amira: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amira, updated 20 October 2026.