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Emir

Boy

Meaning of Emir: Arabic: 'prince'

Emir is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 560th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 529th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#560

546 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#529

73 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,620

First recorded 1970 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 12 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 15 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 19 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 31 babies1998: 25 babies1999: 31 babies2000: 46 babies20002001: 36 babies2002: 53 babies2003: 54 babies2004: 65 babies2005: 83 babies2006: 116 babies2007: 181 babies2008: 123 babies2009: 122 babies2010: 104 babies20102011: 132 babies2012: 155 babies2013: 153 babies2014: 152 babies2015: 147 babies2016: 117 babies2017: 200 babies2018: 198 babies2019: 237 babies2020: 411 babies20202021: 383 babies2022: 449 babies2023: 497 babies2024: 532 babies2025: 546 babies
US babies named Emir per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 546.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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