Rising since 1986, #132 for girls today.
Popularity of Amira since 1963
Babies named Amira per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 24 |
| 1970s | 257 |
| 1980s | 595 |
| 1990s | 1,563 |
| 2000s | 4,635 |
| 2010s | 8,199 |
| 2020s | 10,336 |
Meaning & origin
Amira carries royal weight in Arabic, it is literally the word for "princess", the feminine counterpart of Amir, while an independent Hebrew name of the same spelling, meaning "saying" or "treetop", gives it a second life in Jewish families. That double heritage is a large part of why the name travels so well: it reads as familiar in Cairo, Tel Aviv, Minneapolis, and Albuquerque alike.
American parents have been discovering it steadily for four decades. Amira first shows up in Social Security records in 1963, began rising in 1986, and has never really stopped: 2025 was its best year yet, at 132nd place, with roughly 1 in 741 newborn girls receiving the name. Its strongest markets are the District of Columbia, Minnesota, and New Mexico, a scattered map that reflects the name's cross-cultural reach rather than any single community.
Stylistically, Amira sits comfortably beside the melodic, vowel-rich girls' names of the moment, Eliana, Aurelia, Lucia, Kaia, but with more history behind it than most of that cohort. The built-in nickname Mira is a bonus.
Amira is the feminine form of the Arabic Amir, from the root ʾ-m-r, "to command", the same word that gives English "emir". As a title, amīra denoted a princess or a female ruler, and the name has long been used across the Arabic-speaking world. A separate Hebrew name Amira (אֲמִירָה) exists independently, understood as "saying, utterance" or connected to amir, "treetop, top of a sheaf", and is used in modern Israel. In the United States the name first appears in Social Security records in 1963 and remained rare for decades before beginning a long climb in the 1980s, carried by Muslim, Jewish, and secular families alike.
Where Amira is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Amira” around the world
Where Amira lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
515
babies in 2024
Ireland
36
babies in 2025
New Zealand
19
babies in 2025
Quebec
29
babies in 2025
Australia (NSW)
#79
in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Retraite Québec (Quebec) · NSW Registry of BDM (Australia (NSW)).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mira, Miri, Ami
Famous people named Amira
- Amira Casar · French actress of Kurdish and Russian descent
- Amira Willighagen · Dutch soprano who won Holland's Got Talent at age nine
Sibling names for Amira
Names that share Amira's style, for a brother or sister.
Sisters: Layla, Naima, Eliana, Zara, Lucia, Aurelia, Leila, Shiloh, Alia, Aliya, Bayan, Dalila, Daniya, Kaia, Laila, Laylah, Leyla, Mariam, Noura, Salma, Samira, Samiya, Samiyah, Sanaa, Yasmeen, Yasmine, Ziya, Aaliya, Akilah, Alyah, Aneesa, Aseel, Dua, Hanan, Haneen, Heba, Inaya, Jahaira, Leilah, Maliha, Marwa, Mecca, Muna, Nadiya, Nahla, Naila, Nailah, Najah, Neila, Raisa, Saba, Safa, Safia, Sahar, Samia, Samiah, Samirah, Sana, Sidra, Yasmina, Zaira, Abeer, Aicha, Amel, Anisah, Areej, Baya, Dunia, Elham, Emina, Hanaa, Hannan, Hoda, Jameela, Jamela, Jamileth, Jasmina, Kalila, Leylah, Meher, Nabila, Nadira, Nadirah, Nasreen, Nur, Qamar, Ranya, Rasha, Sabriya, Safaa, Safiyyah, Saja, Salima, Samah, Sameera, Samera, Samiha, Sarra, Semira, Shaira, Shams, Somaya, Tahani, Tahiry, Tamila, Tasnim, Yahira, Zamirah, Zeina, Zemirah, Zohra, Afiya, Aiesha, Aliha, Almas, Atira, Atiyah, Azizah, Hind, Hoorain, Inayah, Janan, Jazira, Jinan, Khalila, Layali, Milia, Mishal, Nabiha, Nadiah, Nadra, Naria, Nasra, Nusrat, Raima, Saadia, Sabah, Sahira, Saidah, Saroya, Shaakira, Shadia, Shamirah, Sorayah, Suad, Suhaila, Suhey, Suleima, Tahiri, Tamirah, Yamina, Yamira, Yeira, Yousra, Zairah, Zayra, Zhara, Arilla, Yamel, Aailyah, Aalliyah, Ajwa, Dalida, Damyra, Elahi, Farha, Ghalia, Hadija, Hanaan, Houda, Idaliz, Iisha, Jahira, Janah, Khalis, Leili, Leyli, Liala, Maham, Mairim, Mawada, Maysoon, Maysun, Nabi, Najat, Namira, Namirah, Narah, Nawaal, Nazirah, Neima, Nimah, Nuriya, Rashada, Rehema, Ritaj, Sadeen, Sanyiah, Seham, Shayma, Sira, Soraiya, Suhailah, Yasmyn, Yassmin, Yassmine, Yesmin, Zafira, Zaha, Zanobia, Zineb
Brothers: Amir, Idris, Elias, Omar, Kian, Zaid, Ahmed, Fahad, Hasani, Khaled, Khalil, Malik, Saeed, Samir, Adil, Ayman, Hadi, Hakim, Issa, Jamall, Jasir, Jibril, Kahlil, Kalil, Khalif, Laith, Malek, Marwan, Nabil, Nader, Naim, Nasser, Nazir, Reda, Saad, Said, Saif, Shakur, Tarek, Yamil, Zamir, Aadil, Aasim, Abir, Ahkeem, Aquil, Asaad, Asir, Azeem, Azim, Fahim, Ghassan, Hamed, Hesham, Imad, Jhalil, Jibran, Khaleel, Layth, Liban, Maalik, Majed, Malick, Maliki, Malyk, Melik, Muad, Murad, Nafis, Nayel, Qadir, Rafi, Sahib, Selim, Sherif, Sinan, Suhaib, Yahia, Yaman, Yamir, Yasser, Yassine, Zakhi, Zayed, Ziyad, Abrar, Aladdin, Altariq, Alyan, Alyas, Antar, Askari, Atif, Ayham, Ayoub, Basim, Calil, Camar, Dahmir, Haroun, Hatim, Imir, Iyad, Izyan, Jafari, Jahmeer, Jahmeir, Kaheem, Kahleel, Kaled, Kaleel, Kaleem, Kamir, Kasir, Kemal, Khairi, Khalib, Khayree, Khayri, Kinan, Mohsen, Nadim, Nayib, Raef, Raheim, Rahkeem, Raif, Sabri, Shabazz, Shayaan, Suliman, Timur, Wassim, Wesam, Zaim, Zuhair, Ashir, Khaliel, Yazir, Zakariyah, Ahil, Ahmeer, Akif, Akil, Aliyan, Ashaad, Azeez, Azzam, Dameer, Fahed, Fateh, Harim, Harith, Hassani, Hazim, Jaheir, Jakyri, Kahil, Kalim, Khaleef, Khoury, Morad, Mounir, Muhanad, Munasar, Nahir, Najeeb, Nasean, Nasri, Nassim, Nazire, Osamah, Osmany, Ramal, Ramiz, Razi, Safir, Samier, Shadeed, Tarick, Zahar, Zameir, Zamire, Zarif, Zhamir, Zinedine, Zyeir
Names like Amira
Names whose popularity has moved with Amira's over the last 50 years.
