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Girl name

Amirah

100% girls · #490 in the US for girls, 2025

Amirah has been given to about 10,863 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≈ 10,789
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Amirah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 678
  • Born in 2025603
  • All time10,863
  • England & Wales, 2025#247 · 189

How popular is Amirah?

Amirah ranks 490th among American girls in 2025, with 603 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 678 babies were given the name, ranking 464th. The typical living American called Amirah is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maryland, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Amirah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Amiyah0.88
  2. Aminah0.88
  3. Amiah0.88
  4. Amira0.78
  5. Kamilah0.79
  6. Aliyah0.75
  7. Aniyah0.75
  8. Kamiyah0.76

Middle names for Amirah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Amirah Eve0.86
  2. Amirah Rose0.83
  3. Amirah Louise0.83
  4. Amirah June0.82
  5. Amirah Pearl0.82
  6. Amirah Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Amirah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Zainbrother · 0.99
  2. Yusufbrother · 0.99
  3. Sorenbrother · 0.99
  4. Leylasister · 0.99
  5. Ivannasister · 0.99
  6. Charlisister · 0.98

Where Amirah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maryland0.04%
  2. Mississippi0.04%
  3. New York0.03%
  4. Virginia0.03%
  5. Florida0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Amirah White0.78
  2. Amirah Reyes0.78
  3. Amirah Nguyen0.78
  4. Amirah Moore0.78
  5. Amirah Lee0.78
  6. Amirah Green0.78

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 Amirah

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

Amirah 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.