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Amiri

Unisex

Meaning of Amiri: Arabic & Persian: 'prince'

Amiri is a unisex name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 443rd most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 1402nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#443

738 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1402

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,928

First recorded 1971 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 29 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 34 babies2002: 49 babies2003: 56 babies2004: 52 babies2005: 34 babies2006: 28 babies2007: 41 babies2008: 29 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 13 babies20102011: 13 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 25 babies2014: 22 babies2015: 27 babies2016: 34 babies2017: 19 babies2018: 22 babies2019: 92 babies2020: 217 babies20202021: 505 babies2022: 883 babies2023: 913 babies2024: 866 babies2025: 738 babies
US babies named Amiri per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 913.

Gender split

67% boys · 33% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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