Emir

Meaning and origin of Emir

Popularity of Emir in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2012.
• Over recent years, Emir has been stable (−0.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Emir every 12 schools, all spellings combined.

Emir in English-speaking countries

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  566^th boys’ name1,570 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,275+14% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  526^th boys’ name220 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,756+5.6% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  763^rd boys’ name42 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,046

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  602^nd boys’ name14 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,130

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  639^th boys’ name11 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,449

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Emir, Émir, Emïr and Èmir are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Émir80
• Emïr5
• Èmir5
• Emyr15

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 Emir

• Oumar
• Oussaid
• Zayan
• Assil
• Layan
• Naïl
• Mehdi
• Adel
• Salim
• Rayane
• Imrane
• Anis

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin