boy's name
Ahmir
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,819
Ahmir is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 163 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Ahmir is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in 2022, when 276 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 20,340 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Ahmir over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 154 |
| 2000s | 677 |
| 2010s | 1,631 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,357 |
How popular is Ahmir?
In 2025, Ahmir was given to 163 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ahmir
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ahmir also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ahmir over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ahmir
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ahmir — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ahmir
How popular is the name Ahmir?
In 2025, Ahmir was given to 163 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ahmir a girl's or a boy's name?
Ahmir is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ahmir most popular?
Ahmir peaked in 2022, when 276 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ahmir a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ahmir currently ranks #1,231 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.