Amirah
Meaning
princess (feminine form of Amir)
The story
Amirah is the feminine of the Arabic amir, a commander's title that softens, in the feminine, toward princess. The site tells the family in three spellings: Amir at about 55,700 boys with his own story, Amira at 25,600 with hers, and Amirah at about 10,900, every one in the girls' record. Its American record begins in the 1970s, about 51 that decade, then 300 in the 1980s, 750 in the 1990s, 2,280 in the 2000s, 3,980 in the 2010s, and 3,510 so far this decade. No full decade has yet come in below the one before it. The reference books file this h-spelling as an alternate transcription of the Arabic, and as the usual form in Malay. A title on one side of the family, a tenderness on the other.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Amirah peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
20 people · the #124,180 first name in Brazil · median age 8
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Amirah
Most people given the name Amirah in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Amirah deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Amirah truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Amirah fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Amirah travels
British and London · princess, ruler
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