Amir

Amir: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

From Arabic amir, 'commander' or 'prince'. The name is widely used across the Arabic-speaking world and also in Persian and Turkish contexts.

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How popular is Amir?

20241,091 per million US babies

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Babies named Amir in 20243,631

2024 rank#95 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 188052,912

Amir is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Amir

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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

Amir questions

What does the name Amir mean?

Amir means "commander, prince". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic amir, 'commander' or 'prince'. The name is widely used across the Arabic-speaking world and also in Persian and Turkish contexts.

Is Amir a boy or girl name?

Amir is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Amir?

3,631 US babies were named Amir in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Amir?

Amir 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.