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Amir

Gender

Male

Origin

Arabic
Prince.
Prince, commanding
Hebrew
Strong, powerful
Persian

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Amir

Pronunciation

a-mir

Famous People

Indonesian poet Amir Hamzah, Indian poet Amir Khusrau

Celebrity Babies

Son of Mike Tyson

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #100, 3,626 births); most recent 2025 (rank #105, 3,297 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #4810, 27 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8860, 11 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20253,29711
20243,6256
20233,62615
20223,34912
20213,02515
20203,18016
20192,9699
20182,60612
20172,61821
20162,44617

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #195, 254 births); most recent 2025 (rank #212, 238 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025238
2024254
2023203
2022187
2021187
2020176
2019128
2018148
2017167
2016158

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #38, 1,602 births); most recent 2023 (rank #57, 1,077 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20231,077
20221,308
20211,312
20201,366
20191,602
20181,559
20171,338
2016994
2015849
2014925

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #247, 18 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202518
202417
202311
202214
202110
202010
20196
20184
20177
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #333, 10 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202510
20249
20238
20229
20215
20205
20198
20189
20173
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #256, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #344, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20254
20247
20233
20223
2021–
20203
2019–
20184
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #290, 14 births); most recent 2023 (rank #277, 12 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202312
202210
20218
20206
201914
20186
20178
20167
20157
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence