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Amira

100% girls · #132 in the US for girls, 2025

Amira has been given to about 25,614 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 25,437
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Amira per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 2,187
  • Born in 20252,168
  • All time25,614
  • England & Wales, 2025#124 · 396

How popular is Amira?

Amira ranks 132nd among American girls in 2025, with 2,168 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 2,187 babies were given the name, ranking 137th. The typical living American called Amira is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.26% of births.

Names that sound like Amira

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Samira0.88
  2. Akira0.85
  3. Amara0.80
  4. Mira0.80
  5. Amora0.80
  6. Amina0.79
  7. Amiya0.79
  8. Amia0.79

Middle names for Amira

Ranked by flow score
  1. Amira Rose0.89
  2. Amira Louise0.89
  3. Amira June0.88
  4. Amira Pearl0.88
  5. Amira Quinn0.88
  6. Amira Nell0.88

Sibling names for Amira

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Shiloheither · 0.99
  2. Jettbrother · 0.99
  3. Nicobrother · 0.99
  4. Milaneither · 0.99
  5. Kaiasister · 0.99
  6. Muhammadbrother · 0.98

Where Amira is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. District of Columbia0.26%
  2. Minnesota0.16%
  3. New Mexico0.13%
  4. North Dakota0.13%
  5. Nevada0.12%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Amira White0.84
  2. Amira Reyes0.84
  3. Amira Nguyen0.84
  4. Amira Moore0.84
  5. Amira Lee0.84
  6. Amira Hill0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Amira

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Amira across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.