Ameer
Amir (also spelled Ameer or Emir; is a masculine name of multi-lingual origin.
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Ameer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amir (also spelled Ameer or Emir; is a masculine name of multi-lingual origin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Ameer
Ameer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1969, with 14 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 287 Ameers were born — ranking #829 that year. As of 2026, Ameer ranks #969 for baby boys with 234 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 7K Ameers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Ameer
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About the name Ameer
Ameer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Ameer's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #809. Use the chart and map above to compare Ameer'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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