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Amir

“Commander, prince” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #105 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Amir reached its best rank, #95, in 2024 and ranked #105 in 2025. About 56,000 boys have carried it since 1954.

Around the world: #17 in Belgium (2025) · #38 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #54 in Spain (2024) · #56 in France (2025) · #69 in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Amirs

• Amir Khusrau — Indian poet, writer, singer and scholar (1253–1325)
• Amir Karić — Slovenian association football player
• Amir — French-Israeli singer-songwriter (born 1984)
• Amir Abrashi — Albanian-Swiss association football player
• Amir Peretz — Israeli politician and former leader of the Israeli Labor Party

In stories & tradition

• Amir Dwian — Borgen

What Amirs become

Among 1,105 notable people named Amir:

No single standout — notable Amirs spread across many fields.

Similar names: Ameer · Kai · Amari · Jasper · Samir · Hamza

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