Amir
Boy name · Arabic origin
Amir meaning
Prosperous, populous, civilized, full of life, large.
- Also recorded (Arabic): commander, prince
Amir at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #95 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- life
Amir popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | #3,828 | 5 |
| 1960 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1970 | #1,615 | 28 |
| 1980 | #769 | 130 |
| 1990 | #606 | 275 |
| 2000 | #413 | 603 |
| 2010 | #278 | 1,218 |
| 2020 | #118 | 3,180 |
| 2024 | #95 | 3,625 |
All 67 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | #3,828 | 5 |
| 1955 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1960 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1961 | #4,067 | 5 |
| 1962 | #3,304 | 7 |
| 1963 | #2,300 | 13 |
| 1964 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1965 | #2,368 | 12 |
| 1966 | #1,814 | 18 |
| 1967 | #1,573 | 24 |
| 1968 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1969 | #1,492 | 29 |
| 1970 | #1,615 | 28 |
| 1971 | #1,181 | 48 |
| 1972 | #1,285 | 42 |
| 1973 | #1,294 | 41 |
| 1974 | #1,099 | 56 |
| 1975 | #1,000 | 67 |
| 1976 | #998 | 69 |
| 1977 | #913 | 86 |
| 1978 | #841 | 104 |
| 1979 | #812 | 115 |
| 1980 | #769 | 130 |
| 1981 | #706 | 150 |
| 1982 | #755 | 137 |
| 1983 | #664 | 166 |
| 1984 | #593 | 204 |
| 1985 | #672 | 174 |
| 1986 | #620 | 209 |
| 1987 | #647 | 199 |
| 1988 | #644 | 215 |
| 1989 | #615 | 259 |
| 1990 | #606 | 275 |
| 1991 | #642 | 254 |
| 1992 | #650 | 253 |
| 1993 | #634 | 265 |
| 1994 | #564 | 330 |
| 1995 | #552 | 339 |
| 1996 | #536 | 359 |
| 1997 | #502 | 413 |
| 1998 | #443 | 516 |
| 1999 | #400 | 610 |
| 2000 | #413 | 603 |
| 2001 | #391 | 651 |
| 2002 | #359 | 742 |
| 2003 | #340 | 819 |
| 2004 | #340 | 843 |
| 2005 | #339 | 872 |
| 2006 | #326 | 987 |
| 2007 | #317 | 1,011 |
| 2008 | #296 | 1,126 |
| 2009 | #279 | 1,215 |
| 2010 | #278 | 1,218 |
| 2011 | #250 | 1,385 |
| 2012 | #248 | 1,466 |
| 2013 | #216 | 1,726 |
| 2014 | #212 | 1,819 |
| 2015 | #187 | 2,221 |
| 2016 | #165 | 2,446 |
| 2017 | #150 | 2,618 |
| 2018 | #150 | 2,606 |
| 2019 | #131 | 2,969 |
| 2020 | #118 | 3,180 |
| 2021 | #123 | 3,025 |
| 2022 | #113 | 3,349 |
| 2023 | #100 | 3,626 |
| 2024 | #95 | 3,625 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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