Amir Boy
How popular is Amir?
#105 boy name in 2025
3,297 baby boys were named Amir in the US in 2025, making it the 105th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
Amir popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #105 for boys (▼ 10 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,297 boys, 11 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+48% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #187 in 2015, #117 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (3,640 boys) |
| Highest rank | #95 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1954 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Amir counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Amir family of names ranked #89 for boys in 2025 (#85 the year before), with 4,018 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amir | 3,297 | 82% |
| Ahmir | 163 | 4% |
| Amar | 132 | 3% |
| Amare | 59 | 1% |
| Ammar | 161 | 4% |
| Aamir | 73 | 2% |
| Amere | 21 | 1% |
| Amire | 31 | 1% |
| Amer | 23 | 1% |
| Amyr | 16 | 0% |
| Aimar | 14 | 0% |
| Amirr | 9 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Amir is most popular
Babies named Amir per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- District of Columbia: 8.1 per 1,000 (120 boys)
- Mississippi: 4.9 per 1,000 (278 boys)
- Maryland: 4.5 per 1,000 (542 boys)
- Louisiana: 4.5 per 1,000 (459 boys)
- Georgia: 4.2 per 1,000 (1,067 boys)
Amir by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11 | #3,504 |
| 1960s | 144 | #1,492 |
| 1970s | 655 | #812 |
| 1980s | 1,843 | #592 |
| 1990s | 3,615 | #400 |
| 2000s | 8,869 | #279 |
| 2010s | 20,481 | #131 |
| 2020s | 20,129 | #95 |
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Questions
- Is Amir a boy or girl name?
- Amir is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Amir were boys.
- How popular is the name Amir?
- 3,297 baby boys were named Amir in the US in 2025, making it the 105th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
- When was Amir most popular?
- Amir peaked in 2024, when 3,640 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #95 in 2024.
- How many people are named Amir?
- 56,257 babies have been named Amir in the US since 1880. We estimate about 55,645 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Amir most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Amir was most common in District of Columbia, at 8.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.