Arabic amir, "commander"; also Hebrew amir, "treetop" — prince; commander. The source of the English word admiral, by way of amir al-bahr, "commander of the sea".
Amir ranks 105th among American boys in 2025, with 3,308 born that year. Its best year was 2023, when 3,647 babies were given the name, ranking 99th. The typical living American called Amir is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.55% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.