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Amirah

Girl

Meaning of Amirah: Arabic: 'princess or leader'

Amirah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 489th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 240th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#489

603 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#240

202 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,863

First recorded 1976 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 28 babies1982: 28 babies1983: 25 babies1984: 27 babies1985: 30 babies1986: 31 babies1987: 30 babies1988: 48 babies1989: 35 babies1990: 50 babies19901991: 52 babies1992: 47 babies1993: 82 babies1994: 67 babies1995: 62 babies1996: 89 babies1997: 101 babies1998: 99 babies1999: 98 babies2000: 129 babies20002001: 118 babies2002: 142 babies2003: 217 babies2004: 205 babies2005: 216 babies2006: 270 babies2007: 260 babies2008: 381 babies2009: 342 babies2010: 328 babies20102011: 346 babies2012: 378 babies2013: 333 babies2014: 428 babies2015: 427 babies2016: 401 babies2017: 450 babies2018: 393 babies2019: 493 babies2020: 551 babies20202021: 488 babies2022: 519 babies2023: 673 babies2024: 678 babies2025: 603 babies
US babies named Amirah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 678.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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