Amer

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Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Amer is male given name. In the Balkans, Amer is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. The name is a modification to the name Amir, which means "one who lives a rich and prosperous life" in Arabic. This region also has a female equivalent: Amera.

From Wikipedia

Amer first appears in the data in 1927 and has been recorded in 53 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 50 babies (rank #2,181 that year). In 2024 it was given to 20 boys (rank #4,875). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Amer

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

1,427
Total babies (all years)
53
Years in the data
50
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19275#4,226
19685#4,156
19715#4,942
19747#4,206
19768#4,026
197711#3,394
197810#3,622
19799#4,081
198019#2,538
198110#3,868
19829#4,243
198322#2,272
198416#2,827
198515#3,075
198619#2,688
198719#2,729
198825#2,368
198922#2,789
199030#2,310
199130#2,344
199235#2,177
199339#2,050
199431#2,446
199537#2,179
199635#2,300
199746#1,966
199848#1,987
199946#2,063
200039#2,426
200146#2,218
200243#2,376
200350#2,181
200430#3,218
200531#3,243
200642#2,745
200734#3,254
200828#3,743
200940#2,946
201034#3,242
201132#3,366
201221#4,539
201335#3,129
201425#4,020
201540#2,920
201629#3,687
201736#3,193
201822#4,483
201929#3,719
202022#4,432
202122#4,499
202225#4,185
202327#4,001
202420#4,875