girl's name
Amirah
uh-MEE-rah
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 15,026
the United States
#490
2025 births
Amirah is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "princess" or "commander". It is the feminine of amir, the word behind the English emir and admiral, and names rank rather than beauty.
- Amirah is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 678 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,498 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1976.
Amirah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 51 |
| 1980s | 296 |
| 1990s | 747 |
| 2000s | 2,280 |
| 2010s | 3,977 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,512 |
What Amirah means
Amirah means a princess, a leader or one who commands, from the Arabic amara, to command. The sense is authority rather than ornament, which distinguishes it from most names translated as princess.
Where Amirah comes from
Amirah is the feminine of amir, from the Arabic amara, to command — the root that gives emir, a ruler, and, by a longer route, the English admiral, which came through amir al-bahr, commander of the sea, and acquired its D by association with the Latin admirabilis. The name is used across the Arabic-speaking world and in Muslim communities beyond it. A separate Hebrew Amira exists from a root meaning speech or a sheaf of grain, and the two spellings are sometimes confused. Amirah appears in our records from 1976.
Amirah in use
Amirah charts in six of the seven countries we track and peaked in 2024.
How popular is Amirah?
In 2025, Amirah was given to 603 babies in the United States, ranking #490 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Amirah is used
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 Amirah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amirah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amirah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Amirah
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Amirah in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Amirah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amirah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amirah
What does the name Amirah mean?
Princess or commander, the feminine of the Arabic amir, from amara, to command.
Is Amirah related to admiral?
Yes, distantly. Admiral comes from amir al-bahr, commander of the sea, and picked up its D from the Latin admirabilis.
What is the difference between Amirah and Amira?
Only the spelling in Arabic use. A separate Hebrew Amira exists from an unrelated root.
How popular is the name Amirah?
In 2025, Amirah was given to 603 babies in the United States, ranking #490 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Amirah a girl's or a boy's name?
Amirah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Amirah most popular?
Amirah peaked in 2024, when 678 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Amirah?
Amirah is usually shortened to Ami and Mira.
Is Amirah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amirah currently ranks #246 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.