Amira

Meaning and origin of Amira

Popularity of Amira in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Amira has been stable (+3.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Amira every 5.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Amira in English-speaking countries

Amira ranks 104^th in Ontario (Canada), 133^rd in England and Wales and 135^th in United States, against 110^th in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  104^th girls’ name294 babies in 3 years1 girl in 526+16% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  162^nd girls’ name76 babies in 3 years1 girl in 552+27.9% a year

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

  165^th girls’ name57 babies in 3 years1 girl in 696

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  133^rd girls’ name1,099 babies in 3 years1 girl in 699+7.8% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  161^st girls’ name89 babies in 3 years1 girl in 729+21% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  135^th girls’ name6,458 babies in 3 years1 girl in 748+14.9% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  236^th girls’ name20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,126

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  236^th girls’ name46 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,182

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Amira and Amïra are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Amïra5
• Amyra (in French)45
• Amirah (in French)35

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 Amira

• Aïcha
• Amina
• Assia
• Alia
• Fatima
• Anaya
• Assya
• Mariam
• Khadija
• Maryam
• Aliyah
• Neyla

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin