Amiri Boy & girl
How popular is Amiri?
#604 boy name in 2025
472 baby boys were named Amiri in the US in 2025, making it the 604th most popular boy name. Another 266 girls got the name (#964 for girls).
Amiri popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #604 for boys (▼ 72 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 472 boys, 266 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+2045% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,405 in 2015, #1,295 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (596 boys) |
| Highest rank | #506 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1971 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 65% boys, 35% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Amiri counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Amiri family of names ranked #573 for boys in 2025 (#505 the year before), with 485 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amiri | 472 | 97% |
| Ahmiri | 13 | 3% |
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 Amiri is most popular
Babies named Amiri per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Nevada: 0.6 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Georgia: 0.6 per 1,000 (144 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.6 per 1,000 (67 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.6 per 1,000 (141 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.5 per 1,000 (56 boys)
Amiri by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32 | #2,557 |
| 1980s | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1990s | 100 | #3,292 |
| 2000s | 301 | #2,424 |
| 2010s | 204 | #2,264 |
| 2020s | 2,664 | #506 |
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Questions
- Is Amiri a boy or girl name?
- Amiri is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 65% of babies named Amiri were boys and 35% were girls.
- How popular is the name Amiri?
- 472 baby boys were named Amiri in the US in 2025, making it the 604th most popular boy name. Another 266 girls got the name (#964 for girls).
- When was Amiri most popular?
- Amiri peaked in 2023, when 596 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #506 in 2023.
- How many people are named Amiri?
- 4,928 babies have been named Amiri in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,906 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 3.
- Where is Amiri most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Amiri was most common in Nevada, at 0.6 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.