Amir
Boy name · #105 in 2025 · Well-known
Amir ranks #105 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 3,297 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #187, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 546 boys born in 2025 was named Amir.
The 71-year story
Amir first appears in the Social Security records in 1954, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 3,640 babies and a rank of #95. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Amir per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Amir in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Amir is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Amir is most common
Geography matters for names, and Amir is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Amir is most common in DC (9.9 per 1,000), RI (5.4 per 1,000), MD (4.8 per 1,000), MS (4.8 per 1,000), LA (4.7 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 2.2 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Amir is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Amir
Statistically, parents drawn to Amir tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Archer, River, Axel, Jasper, and Arlo.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Amir | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,297 | #105 |
| 2024 | 3,640 | #95 |
| 2023 | 3,631 | #99 |
| 2022 | 3,353 | #113 |
| 2021 | 3,026 | #123 |
| 2020 | 3,182 | #117 |
| 2019 | 2,971 | #131 |
| 2018 | 2,608 | #150 |
| 2017 | 2,619 | #150 |
| 2016 | 2,446 | #165 |
| 2015 | 2,221 | #187 |
| 2014 | 1,819 | #212 |
| 2013 | 1,726 | #216 |
| 2012 | 1,468 | #248 |
| 2011 | 1,385 | #250 |
| 2010 | 1,218 | #278 |
| 2009 | 1,215 | #279 |
| 2008 | 1,126 | #296 |
| 2007 | 1,011 | #317 |
| 2006 | 987 | #326 |
| 2005 | 872 | #339 |
| 2004 | 843 | #340 |
| 2003 | 819 | #340 |
| 2002 | 742 | #359 |
| 2001 | 651 | #391 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amir a popular boy name?
Amir ranked #105 among boys in 2025 with 3,297 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #187.
When was the name Amir most popular?
Amir peaked in 2024, when 3,640 American boys received the name (ranked #95 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Amir?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 546 newborn American boys was named Amir. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.