Ameer

Ameer: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “commander, prince”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: uh-MEER · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

Variant transliteration of Amir/Emir, from Arabic amir 'commander, prince'. The name is widely used across Arabic-speaking and Muslim communities.

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How popular is Ameer?

202474.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Ameer in 2024248

2024 rank#929 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18806,362

Ameer has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Ameer

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Amircommander, prince · Arabic
Muhammadpraised · Arabic
Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
Alihigh, exalted · Arabic
Cairovictorious · Arabic
Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
Amiriprincely, of a commander · Arabic

Ameer questions

What does the name Ameer mean?

Ameer means "commander, prince". It comes from Arabic. Variant transliteration of Amir/Emir, from Arabic amir 'commander, prince'. The name is widely used across Arabic-speaking and Muslim communities.

Is Ameer a boy or girl name?

Ameer is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ameer?

248 US babies were named Ameer in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Ameer?

Ameer is usually pronounced uh-MEER.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.