Amir
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Amir means “prince” and is mostly described as Arabic, though one source traces it to Hebrew and adds “treetop.” Amir is also a title for a ruler, more often seen as Emir, and one source glosses it as “powerful.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson)
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Usage of Amir in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Amir against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Amir is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Amir in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 3,297 boys were named Amir, making it the #105 boys' name in the US. Since 1954, 55,747 boys have been named Amir, with the most (3,640) in 2024. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Rhode Island and Maryland.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Amir
There are 666 towns and villages with Amir in their name, in 23 countries.
🇵🇰 Pakistan 277🇮🇷 Iran 118🇾🇪 Yemen 115🇮🇶 Iraq 43🇦🇫 Afghanistan 32🇪🇬 Egypt 25🇮🇳 India 22🇸🇾 Syria 7
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Amīr Kolā | Māzandarān, 🇮🇷 Iran | 30,478 | Map |
| Khān Amīr | East Azerbaijan, 🇮🇷 Iran | 2,381 | Map |
| Amīr Rūd | Māzandarān, 🇮🇷 Iran | 1,150 | Map |
| Amīr Kīāsar | Gilan Province, 🇮🇷 Iran | 918 | Map |
| ‘Amir | Northern District, 🇮🇱 Israel | 682 | Map |
| Amīr Bekandeh | Gilan Province, 🇮🇷 Iran | 318 | Map |
| Amir Kalasa | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 199 | Map |
| Amīr Beyglū | Gilan Province, 🇮🇷 Iran | 168 | Map |
| Banī ‘Amīr | Ḩajjah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 27 | Map |
| Āl ‘Amīr | Al Bayda, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 6 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Amir
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Amir in their name, in 3 countries.
🇮🇷 Iran 2🇦🇫 Afghanistan 1🇸🇩 Sudan 1
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| ‘Amir | Khartoum, 🇸🇩 Sudan | Map |
| Bandi-i-Amir Lakes | Bamyan, 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | Map |
| Daryācheh-ye Sadd-e Amīr Kabīr | Alborz Province, 🇮🇷 Iran | Map |
| Ḩowẕ-e Amīr | Razavi Khorasan, 🇮🇷 Iran | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Amir
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Amir.
Amir Abo-Shaeer
Amir Abrashi
Amir Gal-Or
Amir Mansour
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Fictional characters named Amir
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Amir as a pet name
FurryName has found 11 dogs named Amir in public pet registers, making it the #8,957 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (8), Allegheny County (2), Vancouver (1). Amir as a dog name →
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