Emir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- e-MEER
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #546 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #551 for boys
Emir is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “commander, prince”. In 2025 it ranked 546th for boys in the UK (78 babies) and 551st for boys in the US (546 babies).
What does Emir mean?
Arabic: Turkish and Bosnian form of Amir
“commander, prince”
From the Arabic title amir, commander or prince, widely used as a given name in Turkey and Bosnia.
Is Emir a girl's or a boy's name?
Emir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 78 boys in the UK and 546 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Emir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #546among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 78about 1 in 3,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 78 boys in the UK were named Emir, making it the 546th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 610th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 78 boys.
Half of all the boys named Emir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 517th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Emir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | #546 |
| 2024 | 78 | #551 |
| 2023 | 75 | #574 |
| 2022 | 55 | #700 |
| 2021 | 55 | #716 |
| 2020 | 66 | #610 |
| 2019 | 65 | #625 |
| 2018 | 56 | #689 |
| 2017 | 56 | #693 |
| 2016 | 65 | #618 |
| 2015 | 44 | #794 |
| 2014 | 46 | #756 |
| 2013 | 51 | #719 |
| 2012 | 56 | #678 |
| 2011 | 47 | #745 |
| 2010 | 25 | #1,149 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,210 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Emir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #551among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 546about 1 in 3,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 86% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 546 boys in the US were named Emir, making it the 551st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 650th. It first appears in the records in 1970.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Emir of any year since it first appeared, in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Emir in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Emir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 546 | #551 |
| 2024 | 532 | #558 |
| 2023 | 492 | #583 |
| 2022 | 449 | #623 |
| 2021 | 383 | #694 |
| 2020 | 411 | #650 |
| 2019 | 237 | #922 |
| 2018 | 198 | #1,029 |
| 2017 | 200 | #1,010 |
| 2016 | 117 | #1,467 |
| 2015 | 147 | #1,239 |
| 2014 | 152 | #1,205 |
| 2013 | 153 | #1,174 |
| 2012 | 155 | #1,172 |
| 2011 | 132 | #1,296 |
| 2010 | 104 | #1,543 |
| 2009 | 122 | #1,390 |
| 2008 | 123 | #1,380 |
| 2007 | 181 | #1,038 |
| 2006 | 116 | #1,379 |
| 2005 | 83 | #1,633 |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,876 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,073 |
| 2002 | 53 | #2,042 |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,613 |
| 2000 | 46 | #2,171 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,718 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,089 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,542 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Emir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Amir Umar Musa Hamza Abdullah Zayd Ahmed Zayan Zayaan Mustafa Rayyan
Names related to Emir
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, “Emir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emir, updated 20 October 2026.