Amir

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Amir (also spelled Ameer or Emir; is a masculine name of multi-lingual origin.

From Wikipedia

Amir first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2018 with 532 babies (rank #71 that year). In 2024 it was given to 324 boys (rank #89). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Amir

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Amir yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,626

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

532

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Amir

Amir Khusrauphilosopher · b. 1253
Amir Karićassociation football player · b. 1973
Amirpop singer · b. 1984
Amir Abrashiassociation football player · b. 1990
Amir-Abbas Hoveydahead of government · b. 1919

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Other boys' names starting with A

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	41	#296
2000	50	#276
2001	60	#237
2002	31	#396
2003	48	#275
2004	59	#257
2005	63	#250
2006	90	#209
2007	86	#216
2008	100	#199
2009	92	#218
2010	193	#123
2011	191	#120
2012	210	#116
2013	273	#102
2014	306	#100
2015	258	#107
2016	296	#102
2017	355	#92
2018	532	#71
2019	478	#73
2020	387	#85
2021	369	#88
2022	405	#82
2023	329	#90
2024	324	#89