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Amir

“Commander, prince” — Arabic origin

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

Amir has appeared in US records since 1954 — best rank #95 (2024) · 55,747 babies named Amir all-time · 1 in 520 boys born in 2025.

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 1,085 notable people named Amir:

No single standout — notable Amirs spread across many fields.

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