Amira

“Princess, commander” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #132 in the US (2025) · Trending

Amira is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1963, it stood at #132 in 2025; about 26,000 girls have been named Amira along the way. Together with its spelling variants Amirah (#490) and Amyra (#1153), Amira would rank around #84 with about 3,000 births last year — the newborns split about 73/20/7 across Amira, Amirah, and Amyra.

Around the world: #7 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #29 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #43 in Belgium (2025) · #50 in Spain (2024) · #57 in Hungary (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Amiras

Amira Casar — French actress
Amira Hass — Israeli journalist
Amira Willighagen — Dutch-South African singer
Amira Mohamed Ali — German politician (born 1980)
Amira Yahyaoui — Tunisian activist

In stories & tradition

Amira Masood — EastEnders
Amira — Rage of Bahamut · Granblue Fantasy
Amira Ahmed — Iron Man

What Amiras become

Among 187 notable people named Amira:

Entertainers appear 1.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Amira Casar, French actress.

Similar names: Amyra · Zara · Amara · Mira · Aylin · Samira

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