Amr
Boy · AHMR · Arabic
Amr is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “life; long-lived”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Amr mean?
Arabic
“life; long-lived”
Amr ibn al-As, a companion of the Prophet, led the Arab conquest of Egypt in the 640s.
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Is Amr a girl's or a boy's name?
Amr is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Amr in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Amr, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2003, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Amr in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Amr in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Amr in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Amr, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 54 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Amr in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Amr in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,691 |
| 2013 | 25 | #3,962 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,163 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,284 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,372 |
| 2006 | 37 | #2,978 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,649 |
| 2004 | 46 | #2,415 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,776 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,681 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,187 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
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