Amirah

“Variant of Amira — Princess, commander” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #490 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Amirah is near its high-water mark: it reached #458 in 2023 and still ranked #490 in 2025. About 11,000 girls have carried it since 1976. Together with its spelling variants Amira (#132) and Amyra (#1153), Amirah 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: #18 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Amirahs

Amirah Vann — American actress
Amirah Ali — American soccer player
Amirah Ladasan — Filipino activist
Amirah Kassem — American baker
Amirah Inglis — Australian communist and author

What Amirahs become

Among 22 notable people named Amirah:

Entertainers appear 2.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Amirah Vann, American actress.

Similar names: Ameerah · Zuri · Aminah · Alia · Amani · Samirah

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