Aamir

“Variant of Amer — prosperous, long-lived (Arabic ʿĀmir)” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #2035 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Aamir reached #1252 in 2015 and has eased to #2035 since. About 2,700 boys have carried it since 1974. Aamir is a rare spelling of Amir — about 2% of babies given the name are written this way; Amir itself ranked #105 in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 20,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Aamirs

Aamir Khan — Indian actor
Aamir Bashir — Indian actor
Aamir Ali — Indian television actor
Aamir Atlas Khan — Pakistani squash player
Aamir Liaquat Hussain — politician in Pakistan

What Aamirs become

Among 43 notable people named Aamir:

Sports figures appear 1.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aamir Abdallah, Australian footballer (born 1999).

Similar names: Ameer · Shaan · Ameen · Aaryan · Sameer · Namir

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