Name meaning & stats
Amir
Amir means “prince, commander” (Arabic origin). 56,257 US babies since 1940, peak 2023.
What it means
“prince, commander”
ArabicWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2023
56,257 US babies were named Amir between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Amir (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 59% of the family
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2023)