Emir
Emir is a male given name. It is derived from the Arabic title Emir or Amir. In Turkish, Emir means command, order, prince, local king.
- Turkish
- Bosnian
Meaning & Origin of Emir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emir is a male given name. It is derived from the Arabic title Emir or Amir. In Turkish, Emir means command, order, prince, local king.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Bosnian
The Story of Emir
Emir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 553 births, good for #539 nationwide. About 54% of every Emir on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Emir ranks #539 for baby boys with 553 births, rising sharply (+79% over the past five years). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Emir
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About the name Emir
Emir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Emir's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #539. Use the chart and map above to compare Emir'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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