Amirah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-MEER-a
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #259 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #490 for girls
Amirah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “princess”. In 2025 it ranked 259th for girls in the UK (197 babies) and 490th for girls in the US (603 babies).
What does Amirah mean?
Arabic: feminine of Amir
“princess”
The feminine of Amir, from Arabic amir, 'commander, prince'.
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Is Amirah a girl's or a boy's name?
Amirah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 197 girls in the UK and 603 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Amirah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #259among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 197about 1 in 1,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 197 girls in the UK were named Amirah, making it the 259th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 371st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 209 girls.
Half of all the girls named Amirah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 794 girls in the UK were given Amirah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #73, up from #259 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 246th in England and Wales and 387th in Scotland.
Amirah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 197 | #259 |
| 2024 | 209 | #254 |
| 2023 | 189 | #265 |
| 2022 | 147 | #330 |
| 2021 | 154 | #340 |
| 2020 | 130 | #371 |
| 2019 | 140 | #352 |
| 2018 | 154 | #337 |
| 2017 | 149 | #344 |
| 2016 | 168 | #321 |
| 2015 | 148 | #346 |
| 2014 | 147 | #341 |
| 2013 | 137 | #372 |
| 2012 | 140 | #379 |
| 2011 | 154 | #347 |
| 2010 | 138 | #365 |
| 2009 | 142 | #348 |
| 2008 | 106 | #439 |
| 2007 | 106 | #430 |
| 2006 | 85 | #494 |
| 2005 | 78 | #502 |
| 2004 | 71 | #511 |
| 2003 | 78 | #476 |
| 2002 | 72 | #478 |
| 2001 | 60 | #534 |
| 2000 | 48 | #615 |
| 1999 | 50 | #598 |
| 1998 | 43 | #648 |
| 1997 | 38 | #719 |
| 1996 | 24 | #924 |
How popular is Amirah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #490among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 603about 1 in 2,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 603 girls in the US were named Amirah, making it the 490th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 545th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 678 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Amirah in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,109 girls in the US were given Amirah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #102, up from #490 for this spelling alone.
Amirah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 603 | #490 |
| 2024 | 678 | #463 |
| 2023 | 673 | #458 |
| 2022 | 519 | #576 |
| 2021 | 488 | #611 |
| 2020 | 551 | #545 |
| 2019 | 493 | #611 |
| 2018 | 393 | #721 |
| 2017 | 450 | #661 |
| 2016 | 401 | #711 |
| 2015 | 427 | #670 |
| 2014 | 428 | #666 |
| 2013 | 333 | #810 |
| 2012 | 378 | #733 |
| 2011 | 346 | #784 |
| 2010 | 328 | #819 |
| 2009 | 342 | #824 |
| 2008 | 381 | #770 |
| 2007 | 260 | #1,018 |
| 2006 | 270 | #970 |
| 2005 | 216 | #1,102 |
| 2004 | 205 | #1,113 |
| 2003 | 217 | #1,050 |
| 2002 | 142 | #1,362 |
| 2001 | 118 | #1,572 |
| 2000 | 129 | #1,423 |
| 1999 | 98 | #1,676 |
| 1998 | 99 | #1,634 |
| 1997 | 101 | #1,583 |
| 1996 | 89 | #1,700 |
| 1995 | 62 | #2,150 |
| 1994 | 67 | #2,054 |
| 1993 | 82 | #1,772 |
| 1992 | 47 | #2,607 |
| 1991 | 52 | #2,414 |
| 1990 | 50 | #2,432 |
| 1989 | 35 | #3,039 |
| 1988 | 48 | #2,290 |
| 1987 | 30 | #3,098 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 30 | #3,007 |
| 1984 | 27 | #3,143 |
| 1983 | 25 | #3,241 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,092 |
| 1981 | 28 | #3,066 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
Names like Amirah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Safa Ayah Zainab Nusaybah Hafsa Sumayyah Hiba Khadija Ruqayyah Aaminah Abeeha
Other spellings of Amirah
Amira Ameera Ameerah Amiira Ameira Amera Amerah Amirra Amirrah
Names related to Amirah
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo
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, “Amirah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amirah, updated 20 October 2026.