Amir

Meaning and origin of Amir

Popularity of Amir in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2019.
• Over recent years, Amir has been stable (+0.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Amir every 2.7 schools, all spellings combined.

Amir in English-speaking countries

Amir ranks 99^th in United States, 121^st in Ontario (Canada) and 216^th in England and Wales, against 50^th in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  99^th boys’ name10,568 babies in 3 years1 boy in 487+4.6% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  121^st boys’ name303 babies in 3 years1 boy in 561+9.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  216^th boys’ name695 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,189+11% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  348^th boys’ name30 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,485

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  272^nd boys’ name46 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,561

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  316^th boys’ name14 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,819

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  380^th boys’ name27 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,220

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Amyr (in French)25
• Amire10
• Aamir5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Amir

• Ali
• Anas
• Kaïs
• Rayan
• Ayoub
• Naïm
• Imran
• Issa
• Ahmed
• Naël
• Amine
• Aymen

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin
• 49^thTop 100 French boy names