Boys' name · peaked in 2023
Amir name popularity since 1925
56,257 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Amir (0.9% girls, 99.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Amir is about 9 years old in 2026. Amir peaked in 2023 as the #99 name for boys, and it ranked #105 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 56,257
- Named Amir, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #105
- for boys in 2025 (3,297 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.1% boys
- 510 girls · 55,747 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 2.20× its national share
Peak year is the year Amir made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Amir births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2024. Measured as a share of all babies, Amir peaked in 2023.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, Amir became 2× more common, from 1 in 7,400 baby boys to 1 in 3,700.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Amir's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Amir.
Decade by decade
Babies named Amir in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 11 | #3,517 |
| 1960s | 0 | 144 | #2,367 |
| 1970s | 0 | 655 | #1,001 |
| 1980s | 16 | 1,843 | #672 |
| 1990s | 84 | 3,615 | #551 |
| 2000s | 167 | 8,869 | #339 |
| 2010s | 165 | 20,481 | #187 |
| 2020–25 | 78 | 20,129 | #105 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
65.3% of babies named Amir from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Amir is most popular
The index compares Amir's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Amir.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2.20× | 3,316 |
| Florida | 2.17× | 4,287 |
| Maryland | 2.16× | 1,797 |
| Nevada | 2.16× | 421 |
| District of Columbia | 2.08× | 523 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Amir and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Amir (this page) | 55,747 | 2023 |
| Amar | 4,989 | 2023 |
| Ahmir | 3,814 | 2022 |
| Aamir | 2,691 | 2018 |
| Amer | 1,438 | 2003 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Amir's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Amir.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Amir (2023).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data