Aamir
Aamir is a given name, a variant spelling of the Arabic name Amer, common to the cultures of the Indian subcontinent.
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Aamir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aamir is a given name, a variant spelling of the Arabic name Amer, common to the cultures of the Indian subcontinent.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Aamir
The earliest SSA record of Aamir as a baby boy name dates back to 1974, when 6 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 144 newborns named Aamir — #1,252 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Aamirs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,002 among baby boy names with 77 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 3K Aamirs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Aamir
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About the name Aamir
Aamir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Aamir's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #1,252. Use the chart and map above to compare Aamir's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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