Amiri
Meaning
means 'commander, prince', from Arabic amir, used as a Swahili name
The story
Amiri is built on the Arabic amir, the commander, the prince, and it travels: the same root gives Amir, about 56,300 in our records, and the form is also worn as a Swahili name, which our meaning records note. The record barely moved for fifty years, then did something the ledger almost never prints: about 280 in the full 2010s, and already 4,100 so far this decade, more than fourteen times the full 2010s with years to run. It is genuinely shared as it surges, about 2,700 boys to 1,500 girls so far this decade, roughly 1,600 girls to 3,300 boys all-time. Amira, the feminine of the root, carries about 25,600 and her own story here. A prince at the root, a fashion-forward sound in the ear, and a curve that went from flicker to flood inside one decade.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Amiri peaked in the 2020s.
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Popularity in Brazil
22 people · the #116,443 first name in Brazil · median age 38
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Amiri
Most people given the name Amiri 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 Amiri deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Amiri 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 Amiri fits with your family’s names and surname.
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