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Ameer

Boy

Meaning of Ameer: Arabic: 'prince or commander'

Ameer is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 984th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 729th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#984

233 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#729

48 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,596

First recorded 1969 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 26 babies1982: 39 babies1983: 42 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 35 babies1986: 25 babies1987: 27 babies1988: 45 babies1989: 46 babies1990: 44 babies19901991: 53 babies1992: 64 babies1993: 63 babies1994: 63 babies1995: 66 babies1996: 76 babies1997: 83 babies1998: 96 babies1999: 104 babies2000: 120 babies20002001: 116 babies2002: 117 babies2003: 123 babies2004: 127 babies2005: 130 babies2006: 149 babies2007: 154 babies2008: 152 babies2009: 167 babies2010: 225 babies20102011: 192 babies2012: 207 babies2013: 228 babies2014: 225 babies2015: 269 babies2016: 284 babies2017: 279 babies2018: 278 babies2019: 249 babies2020: 273 babies20202021: 287 babies2022: 256 babies2023: 237 babies2024: 248 babies2025: 233 babies
US babies named Ameer per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 287.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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